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Ancient City of Polonnaruwa

波隆纳鲁沃古城

The official record, selection criteria and sourced cultural context.

World Heritage record

Polonnaruwa 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.

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Wikidata reference

QIDQ394443 ↗

Administrative areaQ1057124

WikipediaPolonnaruwa ↗

Chinese Wikipedia波隆纳鲁瓦 ↗

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Selection criteria

This property was inscribed under the following World Heritage Convention criteria.

(i)A masterpiece of human creative genius.

(iii)A unique or exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or civilisation.

Cultural archive

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Polonnaruwa was the second capital of Sri Lanka after the destruction of Anuradhapura in 993.

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