French: Ville sacrée de Kandy
The Sacred City of Kandy is a World Heritage site in Sri Lanka defined by the UNESCO in 1988 and definitely a recommended cultural sightseeing location.
It is on position 1040 (199) in our monthly survey..

"This sacred Buddhist site, popularly known as the city of Senkadagalapura, was the last capital of the Sinhala kings whose patronage enabled the Dinahala culture to flourish for more than 2,500 years until the occupation of Sri Lanka by the British in 1815. It is also the site of the Temple of the Tooth Relic (the sacred tooth of the Buddha), which is a famous pilgrimage site."
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