Tilaurakot Kapilvastu is also going to be listed in UNESCO's World Heritage Center. The Nomination Dossier to be submitted by the Government of Nepal for inclusion in the World Heritage List has been signed. Culture Tourism and Civil Aviation Minister Sudan Kirati signed on behalf of the government.
Situated 29km west of Lumbini, 3km north-west of Taulihawa, Tilaurakot was rediscovered in 1899 by P. C. Mukherji and is recognized by many scholars as the ancient capital city of the Kapilavastu, the Sakya kingdom where Prince Siddhartha spent his early life. According to Lumbini Development Trust Tilaurakot exhibits perfect features of ancient palace architecture as it is at a higher elevation secured by a wide and tall fortification wall and a moat encircling it from outside.
