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Golden Temple of Dambulla

Sri Lanka
Date of Inscription: 1991
Criteria: (i)(vi)
Central Province, Matale District
N7 51 24 E80 38 57
Ref: 561

Brief Description

A sacred pilgrimage site for 22 centuries, this cave monastery, with its five sanctuaries, is the largest, best-preserved cave-temple complex in Sri Lanka. The Buddhist mural paintings (covering an area of 2,100 m2) are of particular importance, as are the 157 statues.

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