Mahabalipuram Monuments
Also known as Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram, Mamallapuram temples, Seven Pagodas
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (ii), (iii), (vi).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
India
Inscribed
1984
List reference
249
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Mahabalipuram Monuments is about 55 km south of Chennai. The nearest other World Heritage site is Great Living Chola Temples, about 230 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Chennai · about 7,163,000 peopleabout 55 km north
- Kanchipuram · about 155,000 peopleabout 55 km north-west
- Puducherry · about 227,000 peopleabout 85 km south-west
- Cuddalore · about 159,000 peopleabout 110 km south-west
- Vellore · about 177,000 peopleabout 120 km west
- Tiruvannamalai · about 138,000 peopleabout 120 km west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
IndiaCultural234 km away
IndiaNatural436 km away
IndiaCultural460 km away
Sri LankaCultural477 km away
IndiaCultural503 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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