Rangiri Dambulla Cave Temple World Heritage Site

Official name: Rangiri Dambulla Cave Temple | UNESCO
Country: Sri Lanka | Map
Continent: Asia
Location: Central Province, Matale District
7.8566° Lat, 80.6491° Lon | Map
Code: 561
Time Zone: Asia/Colombo (+0530, +0530)
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Category: Cultural
Description: Inscribed 1991. 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 m 2 ) are of particular importance, as are the 157 statues.