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Golden Temple of Dambulla

French: Temple d'Or de Dambulla
The Golden Temple of Dambulla is a World Heritage site in Sri Lanka defined by the UNESCO in 1991 and definitely a recommended cultural sightseeing location.
It is on position 938 (281, 160) in our monthly survey..

"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."
Copyright © 1992 2014 UNESCO/World Heritage Centre. All rights reserved."

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