Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Royal Hill of Ambohimanga' has mentioned 'Lake' in the following places:
Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
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[10] Oral history attributes the creation of the lake to Andrianampoinimerina. | WIKI |
He reportedly engaged the labor of surrounding villagers to dig the lake at the site of the spring-fed swamp at the base of the hill. | WIKI |
Before initially filling the lake with water carried in baked earthen jars from the sacred sites of Alasora, Antsahatsiroa and Anosibe, the lake's creation was sanctified by sacrificing zebu at the site; Andrianampoinimerina is also said to have thrown pearls and silver rings into the lake to inaugurate it. | WIKI |
The pools were strictly forbidden for public bathing or drinking and contained fish from Lake Itasy and specially consecrated water. | WIKI |
The Royal Hill of Ambohimanga constitutes an eminent example of an architectural ensemble (the Rova) and the associative cultural landscape (wood, sacred fountain and lake) illustrating significant periods of human history between the 16th and 19th centuries in the islands of the Indian Ocean. | UNESCO |
In addition, the forest has retained its regenerative powers and biogeochemical cycles, in particular that of the water, which continue to be active, ensuring the continual use of the sacred fountain and lake. | UNESCO |