UNESCO Heritage Sites

Eight sites of Sri Lanka have been inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage, namely, the ancient city of Polonnaruwa (1982), the ancient city of Sigiriya (1982), the Golden Temple of Dambulla (1991), the old town of Galle and its fortifications (1988), the sacred city of Anuradhapura (1982), the sacred city of Kandy (1988), Sinharaja Forest Reserve (1988) and the Central Highlands of Sri Lanka (2010).

Galle Fort

Kandy

Polonnaruwa

Anuradhapura

Horton Plains

Sigiriya

Dambulla Cave Temple

Sinharaja Rain Forest

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