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| Kandy
Sacred City |
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Kandy
was the last capital of the ancient kings' era of Sri Lanka. The temple
of the tooth relic of the Lord Buddha, the treasure of Buddhists,
is preserved here. Around the temple the buildings of
the King's palace can be seen and Sri Lankans skill of Wooden architecture
is depicted by the remarkable wooden constructions, which are well
preserved today. In addition to the Dalada Maligawa, there are many
wooden buildings of historical temples around the city of Kandy. The
temple procession which take place at the
full moon of August. |
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| Galle
Ancient City and Fort |
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In
1505 Portuguese who first invaded the maritime provinces of Sri Lanka
built a small fortress to guard the natural harbor in Galle. The Dutch
took it in 1656 and added ramparts and more bastions around the edges,
churches, houses and well planned streets within the walls together
with a complex network of underground channels which enabled the sea
to flush away the sewage and the dungeons and guard rooms and those
things are the visible evidence for present generation. |
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| Dambulla
Cave Temple |
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Dambulla
is a complex of rock temples and is known as the largest rock temple
with well-preserved ancient wall paintings including 160 images of
Lord Buddha, bodhisatva and gods. Beautiful ceiling paintings of Buddha
stories can be seen over 2000 sq.m. of the rock roof. These paintings
are now being conserved. |
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