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World Heritage Sites

THE SACRED CITY OF ANURADHAPURA 5BC
THE MEDIEVAL CAPITAL OF POLONNARUWA 10AD
THE CAVE TEMPLES OF DAMBULLA 1BC
THE SIGIRIYA FORTRESS 5AD
THE ROYAL CITY OF KANDY 15AD
THE DUTCH FORTIFICATIONS AT GALLE 17AD
THE SINHARAJA FOREST RESERVE

Heritage


Five centuries before Christ, Sri Lanka was a land throbbing with vitality and a well ordered civilization Cities, places, reservoirs, parks, temples, monasteries, monuments and work of art bore testament of the character, imagination, culture, philosophy and faith of the people of Sri Lanka, the Resplendent Land. Sri Lanka is one of Asia’s richest treasure. Some of these marvels span some 2500 years of history.
Royal and sacred cities, cliff tot citadels, colonial strongholds, temple caves and virgin forests – with no fewer than seven World Heritage Sites declared and listed by UNESCO. But the seventh jewel in Sri Lanka’s heritage crown owes nothing to man and everything to nature the Sinharajah forest reserve a bio-diversity hotspot with its own unique eco-systems consisting of protected birds, flora and fauna.

 




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