MonasteryDambulla Cave Temple

84

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Overall rating includes:
73
Accessibility
95
"Must See"-Factor
90
Budget Friendliness
90
Ambiance
90
Architecture

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The author writes that the entrance to the cave temple is "a gaudy building called the Golden Temple" which is topped by a "monstrous 30m-high Buddah image" and that from there one has to ascend "many flights of stairs" before reaching the caves. The last cave features "elaborate paintings and carved Buddah images" which, the author states, "were even greater than I imagined". Some of the other caves have very "elaborate paintings" and it is noted that "Cave II is the largest and arguably the most spectacular" and features a ceiling which is "covered in brilliant frescoes showing temples, Bud [more]