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  Dambulla         Sigiriya Sigiriya is at the heart of the culture triangle in Sri Lanka's North central province. Within striking distance of other UNESCO world heritage sites such as Dambulla, Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa, Sigiriya is around 175 kilometres from Colombo.
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  Nuwara Eliya                 Hakgala garden   Hakgala is a temperate hill country garden, where the lovely low country lotus and water lily mingles in their serene simplicity with sophisticated English roses, pre historic looking ferns, and endemic orchids. The intimidating Hakgala rock provides an awe inspiring backdrop to the garden, rising 450 meters over it.
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  Galle       Lighthouse The Galle Lighthouse is located about 4 kilometers away from Galle's city centre, and has been built on the ramparts, approximately 6 metres above the level of the road, on high point Utrecht Bastion. Lighthouse keepers were in charge of removing dirt and debris from the top of the bath, as well as periodically cleaning the liquid mercury, which exposed them daily to highly toxic levels of the metal.
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  Kandy       Temple of tooth It is located in the royal place complex of the former kingdom of Kandy, which houses the relic of the tooth of the Buddha. Since ancient times, the relic has played an important role in local politics because it is believed that whoever holds the relic holds the governance of the country.
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  Colombo   Gangarama temple Gangaramaya temple is one of the most popular and iconic temples located in Colombo. Gangaramaya temple's architecture features a heterogeneous mix of Sri Lankan, Thai, Indian, and Chinese styles. Located on the banks of the famouse Beira Lake in Colombo2. Rather than huge, open collections of fascinating artefacts and crowds at Gangaramaya temple Colombo. The temple is mostly celebrated for it's lavish architecture and statues showcasing Sri Lankan, Chinese, Thai, Burmese and many other artistic styles.  chinese styles.