Circuit

UNESCO World Heritage

41 sites of this circuit are in the current seed atlas.

Brihadisvara Temple
Thanjavur · India
1003–1010 CE
Brihadisvara Temple, Gangaikonda Cholapuram
Gangaikonda Cholapuram · India
c. 1035 CE
Airavatesvara Temple
Darasuram, Kumbakonam · India
mid-12th c. CE
Shore Temple
Mahabalipuram (Mamallapuram) · India
c. 700–728 CE
Virupaksha Temple, Hampi
Hampi · India
7th-c. origins; major Vijayanagara expansion
Vittala Temple, Hampi
Hampi · India
15th–16th c.
Chennakesava Temple, Belur
Belur · India
consecrated 1117; ~103 years to finish
Hoysaleswara Temple, Halebidu
Halebidu · India
begun c. 1121
Keshava Temple, Somanathapura
Somanathapura · India
consecrated 1258
Virupaksha Temple, Pattadakal
Pattadakal · India
c. 740 CE
Ramappa (Rudreshwara) Temple
Palampet, Mulugu · India
begun 1213 CE
Mahabodhi Temple
Bodh Gaya · India
current brick temple 5th–6th c. CE
Nalanda Mahavihara
Nalanda · India
founded 5th c. CE (Kumaragupta I)
Kailasa Temple, Ellora (Cave 16)
Ellora, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar · India
c. 756–773 CE
Ajanta Caves
Ajanta, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar · India
two phases: 2nd c. BCE & 5th c. CE
Elephanta Caves
Gharapuri Island, Mumbai Harbour · India
mid-6th c. CE
Khajuraho Group of Temples
Khajuraho · India
c. 900–1050 CE (Kandariya c. 1030)
Sanchi Stupa
Sanchi · India
3rd c. BCE core; toranas 1st c. BCE/CE
Konark Sun Temple
Konark · India
c. 1250 CE
Pashupatinath Temple
Kathmandu · Nepal
current pagoda 1692; Licchavi origins 5th c.
Changu Narayan Temple
Bhaktapur · Nepal
rebuilt 1702 after fire; site from 4th–5th c.
Boudhanath Stupa
Kathmandu · Nepal
Licchavi era (trad.); rebuilt repeatedly, last 2016
Swayambhunath Stupa
Kathmandu · Nepal
Licchavi-era attestations; renewed for 1,500 years
Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic (Sri Dalada Maligawa)
Kandy · Sri Lanka
1687–1707; octagon added early 19th c.
Ruwanwelisaya Stupa
Anuradhapura · Sri Lanka
c. 140 BCE; restored 20th c.
Dharmarajika Stupa, Taxila
Taxila · Pakistan
Mauryan core, Kushan rebuilding
Takht-i-Bahi Monastery
Mardan · Pakistan
founded 1st c. CE (Gondophares era)
Bamiyan Buddhas (destroyed)
Bamiyan valley · Afghanistan
6th–early 7th c.; destroyed March 2001
Somapura Mahavihara, Paharpur
Paharpur · Bangladesh
late 8th c.
Ananda Temple, Bagan
Bagan · Myanmar
completed c. 1105
Shwezigon Pagoda, Bagan
Nyaung-U, Bagan · Myanmar
begun by Anawrahta; completed 1102
Angkor Wat
Angkor · Cambodia
c. 1113–1150
Bayon Temple, Angkor Thom
Angkor Thom · Cambodia
c. 1200
Banteay Srei
near Phnom Dei, Angkor · Cambodia
consecrated 967 CE
Ta Prohm
Angkor · Cambodia
1186 (Rajavihara)
Preah Vihear Temple
Dangrek escarpment · Cambodia
9th–12th c.
Sambor Prei Kuk (Ishanapura)
Sambor Prei Kuk · Cambodia
early 7th c.
Vat Phou (Wat Phu)
Lingaparvata mountain · Laos
standing structures 11th–13th c.; site from 5th c.
My Son Sanctuary
My Son valley · Vietnam
4th–13th c. (70+ structures)
Borobudur
Magelang · Indonesia
c. 780–840
Prambanan (Candi Rara Jonggrang)
Prambanan · Indonesia
c. 850, expanded to 900s