Sacred City of Kandy

Brief Description

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.

Sri Lanka

Central Province

N7 17 37 E80 38 25

Date of Inscription: 1988

Criteria: (iv)(vi)

Ref: 450

Source: http://whc.unesco.org