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Sigiriya is located in the north-central province of Sri
Lanka. The word Sigiriya literally means 'Lion Rock'. The
town is one of the most recognizable landmarks in Sri Lanka
and is declared as a world heritage site. Sigiriya contains
the ruins of an ancient palace complex, built during the reign
of King Kasyapa in the 5th century AD.
The palace is surrounded by beautiful gardens, pools, and
fountains. Sigiriya displays the best-preserved architectural
tradition of Sri Lanka. The city has the perfect combination
of gardens, pathways, monuments, water gardens and structures.
The city was planned on a precise square module. Sigiriya
displays the complex and grandeur of urban- planning of the
5th century Sri Lanka.
The Sigiriya rock is the hardened magma plug that has emerged
out of an extinct and long eroded volcano. The rock stands
high above the surrounding plain that can be viewed from all
directions and for miles. The rock rests on a steep mound
and is 370m high.
The history of Sigiriya goes to the prehistoric times. Earlier,
Sigiriya was used as a rock shelter mountain monastery from
3rd century BC. King Kasyapa used the site for his palace
and after his death the site was again used as a monastery
complex up to about the 14th century. The site was deserted
after that and the ruins of the site were discovered in 1907
by British Explorer namely John Still.
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