Kategorie

Cultural

Land

Sri Lanka

Einschreibungsjahr

1991

Kriterien

(i)(vi)

UNESCO-ID

561

Beschreibung

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.