Ancient City of Polonnaruwa

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Ancient_City_of_Polonnaruwa
GPTKB entity
Statements (37)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site
gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkbp:archaeologicalSignificance high
gptkbp:associated_ruler gptkb:Nissanka_Malla
gptkb:Parakramabahu_I
gptkbp:coordinates 7.9408°N 81.0188°E
gptkbp:country gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:declinedAfter late 13th century
gptkbp:founded 11th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ancient City of Polonnaruwa
gptkbp:inscriptionLanguage gptkb:Tamil
gptkb:Sinhala
gptkbp:location gptkb:Polonnaruwa_District
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Gal_Vihara
gptkb:Kiri_Vehera
gptkb:Lankatilaka_Vihara
gptkb:Nissanka_Latha_Mandapaya
gptkb:Parakrama_Samudra
gptkb:Rankoth_Vehera
gptkb:Royal_Palace_of_King_Parakramabahu_I
gptkb:Shiva_Devale
gptkb:Thuparama
gptkb:Vatadage
gptkbp:periodOfSignificance 11th to 13th centuries
gptkbp:region gptkb:North_Central_Province
gptkbp:religionsPracticed gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Hinduism
gptkbp:served_as_capital_of gptkb:Kingdom_of_Polonnaruwa
gptkbp:touristAttraction yes
gptkbp:UNESCO_criteria (iii)
(vi)
(i)
gptkbp:UNESCO_region gptkb:Asia-Pacific
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite 1982
201
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4