Properties (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
World Heritage Site
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| gptkbp:accessibility |
Accessible by road
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| gptkbp:architecturalStyle |
Sri_Lankan_architecture
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| gptkbp:area |
approximately 1.5 square kilometers
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| gptkbp:attraction |
Historical Site
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| gptkbp:climate |
Tropical climate
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| gptkbp:conservationEfforts |
Ongoing preservation initiatives
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| gptkbp:culturalEvents |
Traditional dance performances
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| gptkbp:culturalInfluence |
Influences local art and crafts
Influences local festivals Influences local music |
| gptkbp:culturalSignificance |
Holds the relic of the tooth of Buddha
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| gptkbp:designatedAs |
gptkb:UNESCO
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| gptkbp:established |
16th century
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| gptkbp:events |
Esala Perahera festival
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| gptkbp:features |
Gardens
Colonial buildings Buddhist_temples |
| gptkbp:governance |
Managed by local authorities
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| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
Kandyan Convention
Construction of the Temple of the Tooth British_conquest_of_Kandy Establishment_of_the_Kandyan_Kingdom |
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
Last_capital_of_the_Sri_Lankan_kings
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Kandy World Heritage Site
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| gptkbp:includes |
gptkb:Kandy_Lake
gptkb:Royal_Palace_of_Kandy Temple of the Tooth |
| gptkbp:inscription |
1988
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| gptkbp:localCuisine |
Sri Lankan cuisine
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| gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:Kandy
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| gptkbp:notableFigures |
gptkb:Queen_of_Kandy
gptkb:King_Sri_Vikrama_Rajasinha King Vimaladharmasuriya II |
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Kandy_District
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| gptkbp:population |
Kandy_city_population_approximately_125,000
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| gptkbp:recognizedBy |
Buddhist_culture
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| gptkbp:significance |
Cultural_Heritage
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| gptkbp:surroundingArea |
gptkb:Central_Highlands_of_Sri_Lanka
Forests Tea plantations Mountain ranges |
| gptkbp:tourism |
Popular tourist destination
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| gptkbp:transportation |
gptkb:Kandy_railway_station
Kandy_bus_station |
| gptkbp:visitors |
Attracts over 1 million visitors annually
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