Sigiriya or Sinhagiri (Lion Rock Sinhala: සීගිරිය, Tamil: சிகிரியா/சிங்ககிரி, pronounced SEE-gi-ri-yə) is an ancient rock fortress located in the northern...
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Sigiriya Airport (IATA: GIU, ICAO: VCCS) is an air force base and domestic airport located in central Sri Lanka. Located near the city of Dambulla, the...
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dynasty of Sri Lanka. Kashyapa is credited with the construction of the Sigiriya citadel and the surrounding city. He acquired the throne by overthrowing...
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Sigiriya, Sri Lanka built between 477 and 495 AD is one of the few surviving protective parapet walls from antiquity. Built onto the side of Sigiriya...
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design on walls and inside the ceilings of domes. The Sigiriya Frescoes are found in Sigiriya in Sri Lanka. Painted during the reign of King Kashyapa...
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Elkaduwa Kaikawala Nalanda Palapathwela Sigiriya Wahacotte Wehera Maligatenna Kawatayamuna Kandalama Sigiriya Dambulla cave temple Aluvihare Rock Temple...
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BC–7th century AD, 7th century–667, 683–772, 777–797, 801–833, 853–1029 Sigiriya, 473–491 (During the reign of Kassapa I (473–491)) Polonnaruwa, 667–683...
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Pidurangala, which is located a few kilometers north of the historical fort Sigiriya. It is said that the name Pidurangala was derived from the Sinhala words...
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(Church of Saint George, Lalibela) Royal Palace in Amsterdam, Netherlands Sigiriya, Sri Lanka Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World), New York...
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as Sigiriya, the so-called "Fortress in the Sky", built during the reign of Kashyapa I of Anuradhapura, who ruled between 477 and 495. The Sigiriya rock...
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engineering skills used to create them. The famous paintings and structures at Sigiriya; the Ruwanwelisaya, Jetavana stupas, and other large stupas; large buildings...
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Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Galle Polonnaruwa Dambulla cave temple Sinharaja Knuckles Mountain Range Peak Wilderness Horton Plains The United Nations Educational...
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courses and retaining structures and also cooling systems were in place in Sigiriya, Sri Lanka. The coral on the massive rock at the site includes cisterns...
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way. He has also published a book on Sigiriya in English titled The Mystique of Sigiriya. The Mystique of Sigiriya Sigiri Gee Siri Rasadipani Sastriya...
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Mahavamsa, he built "Kalaweva". His son Kashyapa (477–495), built the famous Sigiriya rock palace. Some 700 rock graffiti give a glimpse of ancient Sinhala....
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BCE) and the "lion rock" fortress Sigiriya, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The only possible source of water at Sigiriya (which sits 360 meters atop the...
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medicinal herbs found there are closely related to the herbs of the Himalayas. Sigiriya is believed to be Ravana’s formidable fortress, described as being situated...
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Radiocarbon evidence has been collected from Anuradhapura and Aligala shelter in Sigiriya. The Anuradhapura settlement is recorded to extend 10 ha (25 acres) by...
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fourth century AD. Ancient tourists visiting the 5th-century citadel at Sigiriya in Sri Lanka write their names and commentary over the "mirror wall", adding...
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involvement of Persian Christians with the Sri Lankan royal family during the Sigiriya Period. Over seventy-five ships carrying Murundi soldiers from Mangalore...
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buried alive in the bund of the Kalaweva). He went and wrought a castle on Sigiriya Rock. Kala Wewa Mahavamsa List of Sri Lankan monarchs History of Sri Lanka...
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Association & Temple of the Tooth) Kandy → Dambulla Sigiriya (Lion Rock) Sigiriya (Hotel Sigiriya) Episode summary At the start of this leg, teams returned...
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Lankan art are caves and temple paintings, such as the frescoes found at Sigiriya, and religious paintings found in temples in Dambulla and Temple of the...
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long before Kasyapa I built his city, Sigiriya. It is located to the South of Sigiriya and closer to Sigiriya tank. It was built by using unshaped boulders...
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Hambantota–Mattala, Jaffna, Koggala, Sigiriya, Trincomalee FitsAir Jaffna Charter: Anuradhapura, Batticaloa, Hambantota–Mattala, Koggala, Sigiriya, Trincomalee, Vavuniya...
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Temple of the Tooth, the Dambulla cave temple, the Aluwihare temple and the Sigiriya rock fortress. The province has an area of 5,674 km2 and a population of...
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the heavenly damsels in the frescoes of the fifth-century rock fortress Sigiriya holds a five-petalled flower in her right hand that is indistinguishable...
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Vehera Nissanka Latha Mandapaya Gal Vihara World Heritage List Anuradhapura Sigiriya Mahawamsa Place names in Sri Lanka Statue of Parakramabahu I Polonnaruwa...
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Administrative divisions Malaya Rata Maya Rata Rajarata Ruhuna Cities Polonnaruwa Sigiriya Sites Abhayagiri vihāra Anuradhapura Maha Viharaya Atamasthana Jaya Sri...
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situated nearby to the ancient rock fortress and castle/palace ruin of Sigiriya and is situated on the main road from Colombo to Trincomalee, Polonnaruwa...
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