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Mahabodhi Temple

Cultural World Heritage property in India, inscribed in 2002 under criteria (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (vi).

Mahabodhi Temple, India
Photo: Bpilgrim · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
India
Year of inscription
2002
Criteria
iiiiiiivvi
Area of property
4.9 ha
Location
Bodh Gaya
What it is
Buddhist temple
Reference
WHC 1056 · Wikidata Q4513

Why it is on the List

(i)A masterpiece of human creative genius.(ii)Shows a major exchange of ideas — in architecture, technology, art, town planning or landscape design — over time or across a cultural area.(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.(iv)An outstanding example of a building type, ensemble or landscape that illustrates a significant stage in human history.(vi)Directly linked to events, living traditions, ideas, beliefs or artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance.
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