Sacred City of Kandy World Heritage Site

Official name

Sacred City of Kandy | UNESCO

Country

Sri Lanka | Map

Continent

Asia

Location

Central Province
7.2936° Lat, 80.6402° Lon | Map

Code

450

Time Zone

Asia/Colombo (+0530, +0530)

Current Time

Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 1988. 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.