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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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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(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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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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Kandy Sigiriya Anuradhapura Galle Polonnaruwa Dambulla cave temple Sinharaja Knuckles Mountain Range Peak Wilderness Horton Plains The United Nations Educational...
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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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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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/ 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...
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Rock fort of Sigiriya built by King Kashyapa I of Anuradhapura....
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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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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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on the Sigiriya Mirror Wall. These poems are believed to have been composed by pilgrims who came to visit the Buddhist monastery of Sigiriya, which was...
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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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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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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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charter: Sofia Cinnamon Air Batticaloa, Colombo–Bandaranaike, Koggala, Sigiriya FitsAir Charter: Colombo–Ratmalana Red Wings Airlines Seasonal charter:...
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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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List of minor planets: 22001–23000 (redirect from 22802 Sigiriya)
NP39 — July 14, 1999 Socorro LINEAR · 4.4 km MPC · JPL 22802 Sigiriya 1999 PK6 Sigiriya August 13, 1999 Anderson Mesa LONEOS FLO 2.5 km MPC · JPL 22803...
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The stone of the south Mada'in Saleh Avukana Buddha statue Gal Vihara Sigiriya Cappadocia Tombs of the kings of Pontus Rock tombs Mount Nemrut Salt Cathedral...
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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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of Anuradhapura, the Ancient City of Polonnaruwa, the Ancient City of Sigiriya, the Ancient City of Dambulla and the Sacred City of Kandy. Due to the...
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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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Irrigation ditch in Montour County, Pennsylvania, USA Water gardens in Sigiriya, Sri Lanka Micro-sprinkler Agriculture and Agronomy portal Deficit irrigation...
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released simultaneously in Telugu as Adavi. The film was shot mainly at Sigiriya jungle in Sri Lanka, with some scenes in the Athirappilly forests in Cochin...
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the people of Chilaw and stayed for a few days in a Corea home called ‘Sigiriya’ in the heart of town. Such was the enthusiasm generated by his visit that...
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