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Ancient City of Polonnaruwa (Sri Lanka)

Cultural · 1982

Ancient City of Polonnaruwa

Sri Lanka
Barbara Blanchard · Barbara Blanchard
THE SHORT STORY

Ancient City of Polonnaruwa skrevs in på UNESCO:s världsarvslista 1982 som kulturarv i Sri Lanka. Platsen hör till regionen Asia and the Pacific.

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Världsarvet har varit en del av den gemensamma UNESCO-listan sedan 1982.

UNESCOPolonnaruwa 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.

LANDSri Lanka
TYPkulturarv
INSKRIVET1982
REGIONAsia and the Pacific