Since 2010, Sri Lanka has eight UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Altogether, there are about 1000 inscribed cultural and natural World Heritage Sites around the world, declared and protected by UNESCO. Of Sri Lanka’s World Heritage Sites six are cultural and two are natural. The nature protection areas are Sinharaja Rain Forest and the Central Highlands. Except from Galle, Sri Lanka's cultural World Heritage Sites are situated in the Cultural Triangle (central north region).
Legacy vacationers can, in an entirely recommendable way, concentrate on the episodes of the island's set of experiences by essentially visiting its social World Legacy Destinations in sequential request. This should be possible effectively, by simply following the typical succession of an agenda in topographical request: Anuradhapura was the island's capital in days of yore. Dambulla, the best illustration of an old cavern sanctuary, is quite possibly the earliest religious community of the island's Buddhist history. Sigiriya, the terrific stone fort, was the capital for a brief break period in the late fifth century C.E. The archaic capital was Polonnaruwa. After the beach front region had been involved by Portuguese trespassers, Kandy turned into the capital of a Sinhalese realm remaining indepedent in the slope country. When, with Sinhalese assistance, the Dutch figured out how to expel the Portuguese, they before long augmented the fort of Galle. Those Dutch fortresses should be visible in Galle till the current day.
It could be said, the Focal Good countries can address the English frontier time frame. The English acquired the settlement of Ceylon from the Dutch directly following the French progressive conflicts. A piece of the English heritage it the tea estate region in the actual focus of the good countries. The principal point of English framework projects was to associate the good country ranches with the port of Colombo. In this manner the high country rail route and numerous street spans are essential for the island's English heritage. However, know: the UNESCO World Legacy Site called "Focal Good countries of Sri Lanka" is precisely exact thing stayed immaculate by the English framework and development projects, viz the montane virgin timberlands toward the southwest and toward the upper east of those focal tea developing regions. By and by, those remote woodlands of the Focal Good countries have a pioneer history, as well: They were utilized as hunting grounds by the English. Last not least, the best excess illustration of equatorial jungle in Sri Lanka is Sinharaja, which is one of Sri Lanka's best journeying regions, as well. It can address the biological familiarity with the youthful country after freedom. Sri Lanka thinks back to a long Buddhist history of nature security. Sinharaja setting up camp and traveling can likewise be viewed as an image of nature cherishing exercises of present day youthful Sri Lankans, who are frequently partial to investing their relaxation energy in regular settings investigating the normal excellence and richness of their homeland.
ANURADHAPURA - WORLD LEGACY SITE
Anuradhapura was the primary antiquated capital of Sri Lanka, from the fifth century B.C.E. till the eleventh century C.E. It kept on being viewed as the "root capital" in any event, during the resulting Polonnaruwa period till the thirteenth 100 years. For around one thousand years Anuradhapura was South Asia's biggest metropolitan settlement arranged toward the south of Gangetic Fields. Anuradhapura was the prosperous focus of the antiquated Sinhalese development and of most extreme importance for the historical backdrop of Buddhism. The Thuparama is the most seasoned dated stupa on the island. The Mahavihara was the focal point of Asia's Theravada Buddhist practice. Water system strategies developped in Anuradhapura can be viewed as an accomplishment of the Buddhist idea of good administration. With everything taken into account, Anuradhapura ended up being perhaps of the most steady and strong capital and cities in world history. Today, it is one of the biggest removal regions in Asia, covering 40 square kilometers. After rebuilding efforts of its significant landmarks, it has turned into a Buddhist Sacrosanct City once more, drawing in travelers from all pieces of Asia.
Apart from the Sacred Tooth Relic Temple in Kandy, Anuradhapura’s Bo Tree is Sri Lanka’s second most important Buddhist pilgrimage site. This Bo Tree was grown from a sapling from the original Bodhi Tree in Bodhgaya, where Buddha had attained enlightenment. But that original Bodhi-tree was destroyed by Muslim invaders. This is why the Anuradhapura Bo-tree is the oldest surviving tree of enlightenment. ("Bodhi" means "enlightenment, "Bo" is a Sinhala abbreviation for the same word.) It’s also the world’s oldest tree of which the date of planting is documented.
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POLONNARUWA - WORLD HERITAGE SITE
Polonnaruwa is most famous for its magnificent rock-cut Buddha statues. The four rock sculptures, which were once enshrined in temple buildings, are now called “Gal Vihara”, meaning “Rock Monastery”. The seated, standing and recumbent Gal Vihara rock sculptures in Polonnaruwa are not the largest of the world, but many consider them to be most beautiful rock-cut Buddhist statues at all. There is much more to see in Sri Lanka’s second most significant ancient city, which served as the island’s capital in the 11th and 12th and in the early 13th century. Polonnaruwa is a typical medieval Asian temple town, comparable to slightly younger Asian cities such as Sukothai in Thailand. Polonnaruwa might be called one of the most exciting ruins in tropical jungles. However, today it"s one of the best protected archeological sites in developing countries.
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SIGIRIYA - WORLD LEGACY SITE
Sigiriya is a must-see for cultural tourists. It’s Sri Lanka’s most spectacular heritage site indeed. Due it’s natural setting and its works of art it deserves to be called extraordinary. No other ancient place in Sri Lanka has geometric pleasure gardens on such a scale, nor paintings so admirable for their magic beauty as well as for their mind-boggling fresh colours, nor older Sinhalese writings, which are of fascinating poetic charme, nor feet of a statue of such an enormous size, nor such mysterious ruins on such breathtaking cliffs. They are called Kassapa’s palace, though there are no charateristics of palace architecture. More likely they were a holy place, but of a unique design in this case, too. The dramatic events that led to the rise and fall of Sigiriya resemble a Shakespearean tragedy.
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KANDY - WORLD LEGACY SITE
Kandy is home to the island's most venerated Buddhist relic, Buddha's Sacred Tooth, enshrined in the temple of the same name, Dalada Maligawa. It attracts Buddhist pilgrims from all parts of the world. Like former Tooth Temples in previous capitals, it was built in close proximity to a Royal Palace. Only one original wing remains of the palace, it's now serving as a museum. In the vicinity of the Tooth Temple lie more temples, which are even older than the Tooth Temple. They are called Devales, "Gods' houses", because Hindu deities are worshipped in these shrines. Notably, these Hindu gods are primarily venerated by Sinhalese Buddhists, indicating an intimate connection between Buddhist and Hindu traditions in Sri Lanka's culture. The Hindu Devales too belong to the sacred Buddhist area of Kandy.
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GALLE - WORLD LEGACY SITE
Galle, as the best natural harbour in the south and west of Sri Lanka, had been an important seaport for the export of local goods such as gems and cinnamon since antiquity, until in the 19th century the British decided to expand the port of Colombo by constructing wet docks. In the 16th century the Portuguese fortified both port cities, but in Galle tehy did so only rudimentally. With Sinhalese help, the Dutch managed to oust the Portuguese. The Dutch constructed most of the bastions and walls that can be seen today. Galle was listed by UNESCO because it is the best-preserved example of a fortified city built by Europeans in Asia. The Dutch used Sinhalese help for the construction work, too. As a result, the structures merge layouts of European fortresses with traditional local masonry techniques.
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DAMBULLA - WORLD LEGACY SITE
Dambulla is one of the oldest monasteries in the world. The image caves are crowded with valuable ancient Buddha statues and very best examples of paintings in Sri Lanka’s traditional Kandyan style. Indeed, Dambulla is the most impressive example of typical Sri Lankan rock temples, also called cave temples, that usually started as austere hermitages and ended as richly decorated places of pilgrimage. The largest and arguably most beautiful of Dambulla's caves is Maharaja Viharaya, counted "Cave No.2" of altogether 5 ancient caves. All of them are accessible from the same terrace at the Dambulla granite rock, about 100 m above ground level. Dambulla likes to be called the "Golden Temple", since King Nissanka Malla from Polonnaruwa claimed to have gilded many statues.
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