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Lion’s Rock ( Sigiriya) UNESCO World Heritage Site

According to the ancient Sri Lankan chronicle the Cūḷavaṃsa, this area was a large forest, then after storms and landslides it became a hill and was selected by King Kashyapa (AD 477–495) for his new capital. He built his palace on top of this rock and decorated its sides with colourful frescoes. On a small plateau about halfway up the side of this rock he built a gateway in the form of an enormous lion. The name of this place is derived from this structure; Sīnhāgiri, the Lion Rock (a similar to Sinhapura, the Sanskrit name of Singapore, the Lion City).

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  1. Angelika tyllsays:

    perfect trip to srilanka. i visited this place a month ago. i was waiting for a blog on this! Tia

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