| Country |
Province
State |
Region |
City
Town |
District |
Site OR Event |
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Description |
Year
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| Sri Lanka |
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Colombo |
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Colombo is the capital of Sri Lanka. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Colombo |
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The city centre. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Colombo |
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Transporting cargo. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Colombo |
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House and cargo boats. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Colombo |
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Street stall selling clothes. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Colombo |
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Mosque. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Kandy |
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Kandy is a hill station and pilgrimage town. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Kandy |
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Street scene. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Kandy |
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The hill city of Kandy is set around a lake. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Kandy |
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Kandy is cooler than the coast. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Kandy |
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The lake in the centre of Kandy. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Kandy |
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Kandy is one of the country's holiest cities. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Kandy |
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Snake charmer. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Kandy |
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Natha Devale Temple |
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The Natha Devale Temple is a monastery and is the oldest structure in Kandy. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Kandy |
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Natha Devale Temple |
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Monk at the entrance to the main shrine. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Kandy |
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Natha Devale Temple |
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The temple is close to the more famous Temple of the Tooth. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Kandy |
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Natha Devale Temple |
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Three Buddhas: seated, standing and reclining. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Kandy |
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The distinctive archetecture of Kandy. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Kandy |
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College building. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Kandy |
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Street in the centre of town. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Kandy |
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Sign in Sinhalese, Tamil and English. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Kandy |
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Kandy Lake. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Kandy |
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Houses in the hills over the lake. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Kandy |
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The lake is in the centre of town. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Kandy |
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Children returning from school. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Kandy |
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Abandoned bus. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Kandy |
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Fountain. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Kandy |
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Temple of the Tooth |
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Kandy is famous for the Temple of the Tooth. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Kandy |
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Temple of the Tooth |
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The Temple of the Tooth. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Kandy |
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Temple of the Tooth |
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The temple was completed in 1595. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Kandy |
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Temple of the Tooth |
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The temple is said to house a tooth from the Buddha. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Kandy |
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Temple of the Tooth |
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The interior has much carved and painted wood. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Kandy |
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Temple of the Tooth |
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Worshippers. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Kandy |
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Temple of the Tooth |
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Buddhist priests in the temple. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Kandy |
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Botanical Gardens |
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The Botanical Garden is at the edge of town. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Kandy |
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Botanical Gardens |
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Water lilies. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Kandy |
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Botanical Gardens |
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The garden is immaculate. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Kandy |
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Botanical Gardens |
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Bats. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Kandy |
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Botanical Gardens |
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Maintenance vehicle. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Kandy |
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Botanical Gardens |
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The garden is attractive. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Kandy |
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Botanical Gardens |
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View of the gardens. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Embekke |
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Lankatilake Temple |
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The Lankatilake Temple near Kandy dates from the 14th century. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Embekke |
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Lankatilake Temple |
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The temple is fronted by a stupa. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Embekke |
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Lankatilake Temple |
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Buddha. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Embekke |
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Countryside around Embekke. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Embekke |
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Devale Temple |
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The Devale Temple. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Embekke |
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Devale Temple |
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Monk. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Embekke |
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Devale Temple |
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Painting. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Embekke |
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Devale Temple |
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The painted ceiling. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Embekke |
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Terraced landscape. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Embekke |
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Rice terracing. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Embekke |
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Gadaladeniya Temple |
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The Gadaladeniya Temple is atop of a hill. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Embekke |
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Gadaladeniya Temple |
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The temple was completed in 1344. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Embekke |
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Gadaladeniya Temple |
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The temple is one of the largest made of rock in the country. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Embekke |
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Gadaladeniya Temple |
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The rock carved interior. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Embekke |
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Bathing elephants in the Mahaweli River. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Aluvihara |
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The small village of Aluvihara. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Aluvihara |
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The village is set around enormous boulders. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Aluvihara |
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Rock Monastery |
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The Rock Monastery. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Aluvihara |
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Rock Monastery |
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A large stupa dominates the village. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Aluvihara |
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Rock Monastery |
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Seated and reclining Buddhas. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Aluvihara |
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Rock Monastery |
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Scenes of hell painted on the walls. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Aluvihara |
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Tapping a rubber tree. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Aluvihara |
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Girl playing with a monkey. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Aluvihara |
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Spice garden. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Matale |
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Shop in the small village of Matale. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Matale |
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Sri Muthumariamman Temple |
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Sri Muthumariamman Temple. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Matale |
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Sri Muthumariamman Temple |
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The gopuram is 33m high and the temple dates from 1872. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Matale |
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Sri Muthumariamman Temple |
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Image of Shiva. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Matale |
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Sri Muthumariamman Temple |
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Nataraja, the Cosmic Dancer. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Matale |
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Mosque. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Matale |
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Monk with a Buddha. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Matale |
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Sheltering from the rain. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Dambulla |
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Scenery at Dambulla, an area famous for its cave temples. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Dambulla |
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The entrance to the cave temples. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Dambulla |
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Monkey outside the temple. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Dambulla |
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Inside one of the many cave temples. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Dambulla |
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Standing Buddha inside a cave temple. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Dambulla |
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The interior of a cave temple with many Buddhas. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Sigiriya |
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The fortress of Sigiriya. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Sigiriya |
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Sigiriya is 200m high and has been a palace and a monastery. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Sigiriya |
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Steps through the rock lead to the top. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Sigiriya |
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Brick steps. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Sigiriya |
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The mirror wall has graffiti that is a thousand years old. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Sigiriya |
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Precarious route to the top. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Sigiriya |
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The lion platform is half way up and gives the rock its name (lion rock). |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Sigiriya |
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The upper part of the trail. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Sigiriya |
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View from the top. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Sigiriya |
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Ruins of a platform at the top. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Sigiriya |
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A sacred pool at the top. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Sigiriya |
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The sacred pool is carved out of the rock. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Sigiriya |
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Lizard. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Sigiriya |
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Sigiriya Damsels |
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The Sigiriya Damsels are a series of frescos. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Sigiriya |
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Sigiriya Damsels |
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The paintings are over 1000 years old. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Sigiriya |
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Sigiriya Damsels |
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The wall paintings are of females. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Polonnaruwa |
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Polonnaruwa is one of the ancient cities in Sri Lanka. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Polonnaruwa |
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Polonnaruwa dates from the 11th century. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Polonnaruwa |
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Polonnaruwa was founded by the Hindu Cholas but later became Buddhist. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Polonnaruwa |
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The ruins of the Royal Palace. |
1983 |
| Sri Lanka |
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Polonnaruwa |
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Audience Hall. |
1983 |
were added from 1 January 2023.