Great Living Chola Temples
Also known as Chola Temples, Les grands temples vivants Chola, Tanjavur temples, Thanjavur temples
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (ii), (iii), (iv).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
India
Inscribed
1987
Area
22 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Great Living Chola Temples is in Thanjavur. The nearest other World Heritage site is Mahabalipuram Monuments, about 230 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Thanjavur · about 220,000 peopleabout 2 km south-east
- Kumbakonam · about 139,000 peopleabout 35 km north-east
- Tiruchirappalli · about 951,000 peopleabout 50 km west
- Karur · about 77,000 peopleabout 120 km west
- Cuddalore · about 159,000 peopleabout 130 km north-east
- Dindigul · about 201,000 peopleabout 130 km west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
IndiaCultural234 km away
IndiaNatural237 km away
Sri LankaCultural306 km away
Sri LankaCultural361 km away
Sri LankaCultural365 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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