The ruins of the capital built by the parricidal King Kassapa I (477–95) lie on the steep slopes and at the summit of a granite peak standing some 370 m high (the 'Lion's Rock', which dominates the ...

Explore the breathtaking Sigiriya, Sri Lanka’s iconic ancient ... and the remnants of its historic palace. Witness the grandeur of this UNESCO World Heritage Site from an unparalleled aerial ...

The area is dominated by the Sigiriya Rock Fortress, a UNESCO World Heritage Site built by King Kashyapa during the 5th ...

Among the contributions I found particularly interesting was Prof. Senake Bandaranayake’s fascinating reconstruction of the Lion Palace of Sigiriya in his well-researched paper ‘Sigiriya: Notes on the ...