Built in the fifth century, Sri Lanka’s Sigiriya fortress attracted ... 40,000-year-old cave art may be world's oldest animal drawing.) Nearby, also on the walls of the rock face, are well ...

Sigiriya (Lion's rock) is a large stone and ancient rock fortress and palace ruin in the ... (frescos), which are reminiscent of the Ajanta Caves of India. It is one of the eight World Heritage ...

The town is renowned for the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sigiriya Rock Fortress, a formidable landmark ... Another remarkable sight is the Dambulla Cave Temple, Sri Lanka’s largest and best ...

Sigiriya, an ancient rock fortress and former royal palace ... the asymmetrical or organic cave and boulder garden; the stepped or terraced garden circling the rock, the (miniature) water garden ...

Why is Sigiriya so special? This is a massive column of rock, around 200 meters tall, where a fortress was built right ... in the late afternoon. Dambulla cave complex and the Golden Temple ...

The fortress ... caves too, decorated with paintings. The most spectacular of these frescoes remain today. The Sigiriya Damsels are 21 beautiful, bare-breasted women painted on the walls of a rock ...

Allow yourself an extra hour if you plan to visit the Sigiriya Museum. You do not need a guide. What Can You Expect To Find? While the fortress atop the rock is the main attraction ... There are also ...

An ancient rock fortress that ... gardens of Sigiriya are also a marvel in itself and are among the oldest landscaped gardens in the world. They include a dramatic cave as well as water, boulder ...