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Konark Sun Temple

Cultural World Heritage property in India, inscribed in 1984 under criteria (i), (iii), (vi).

Konark Sun Temple, India
Photo: Aliva Sahoo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
India
Year of inscription
1984
Criteria
iiiivi
Area of property
11 ha
Location
Puri district
What it is
Hindu temple, sun temple
Founded or built
1201
Visitors a year
3,576,348 (2024) · ranking
Official website
konark.nic.in/
Reference
WHC 246 · Wikidata Q752091

Why it is on the List

(i)A masterpiece of human creative genius.(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.(vi)Directly linked to events, living traditions, ideas, beliefs or artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance.
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