Rangiri Dambulla Cave Temple

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Rangiri_Dambulla_Cave_Temple
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Buddhist_temple
gptkb:cave
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:Golden_Temple_of_Dambulla
gptkbp:contains gptkb:frescoes
paintings
shrines
Buddha statues
gptkbp:country gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:district gptkb:Matale_District
gptkbp:elevation 1118 feet
gptkbp:features statues of Hindu gods
statues of Sri Lankan kings
frescoes covering 2,100 square meters
gptkbp:founded 1st century BCE
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:King_Valagamba
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rangiri Dambulla Cave Temple
gptkbp:location gptkb:Dambulla
gptkbp:mainDeity gptkb:Gautama_Buddha
gptkbp:notableFeature largest and best-preserved cave temple complex in Sri Lanka
gptkbp:number_of_Buddha_statues over 150
gptkbp:numberOfHoles 5
gptkbp:oldest_cave_paintings_date 1st century BCE
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Cultural_Triangle_of_Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:province gptkb:Central_Province
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite 1991
yes
gptkbp:visitedBy gptkb:pilgrims
tourists
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sri_Lanka_(Ceylon)
gptkb:Rangiri_Dambulla_International_Stadium
gptkb:National_Heritage_Sites_(Sri_Lanka)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7