Sigiriya or Sinhagiri (Lion Rock Sinhala: සීගිරිය, Tamil: சிகிரியா/சிங்ககிரி, pronounced SEE-gi-ri-yə) is an ancient rock fortress located in the northern...

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...

dynasty of Sri Lanka. Kashyapa is credited with the construction of the Sigiriya citadel and the surrounding city. He acquired the throne by overthrowing...

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...

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...

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...

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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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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Radiocarbon evidence has been collected from Anuradhapura and Aligala shelter in Sigiriya. The Anuradhapura settlement is recorded to extend 10 ha (25 acres) by...

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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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...

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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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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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...

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...

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...

hotel in Kandalama, Sri Lanka, approximately 11 km (6.8 mi) south-east of Sigiriya. The hotel was built in 1991 and designed by Geoffrey Bawa. The hotel is...

විල් උයන, lit. 'Jetwing Lake Garden') is a boutique eco hotel situated in Sigiriya, Sri Lanka. Jetwing Vil Uyana was launched in 2006 and inspired by the...

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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/ 8.30139°N 80.42806°E / 8.30139; 80.42806 Dambulla Central VCCS GIU Sigiriya Airport Military/public 1,768 m (5,801 ft) 07°57′21″N 81°40′44″E / 7...

further in the Polonnaruwa Kingdom (11th–13th centuries). The palace of Sigiriya is considered a masterpiece of ancient architecture and ingenuity, and...

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...