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Ancient City of Polonnaruwa

Kategorie
Cultural
Land
Sri Lanka
Einschreibungsjahr
1982
Kriterien
(i)(iii)(vi)
UNESCO-ID
201

Beschreibung

Polonnaruwa was the second capital of Sri Lanka after the destruction of Anuradhapura in 993. It comprises, besides the Brahmanic monuments built by the Cholas, the monumental ruins of the fabulous garden-city created by Parakramabahu I in the 12th century.