Sri Lanka Civilization

Sri Lanka Civilization which spans more than
twentycenturies,is eloquently recorded in it's
historic citiesand citadels and in masterpieces
of architecture,art and sculpture.Significantly
the Island contains as many as six cultural
UNESCO World Heritage sites;many of these
and other major sites are (conveniently)
located in the area called the Cultural Triangle.
The Islad's beauty, abundance and culture
earned forit much praise and many admiring
names. Ancient Moorish merchants called Sri Lanka
the "Isle of Deligt"To early Arab traders it was
"Serendib",the Land of happy surprises,and to
medieval explorer Marco Polo,"the finest island in
all the world"American novelist MarkTwain called it
"beautiful and most sumptuously tropical".Mahatma
Gandhi was convinced that Sri Lanka's natural beauty
was Unsurpassed on the face of the earth।