Dmitry Malov/Getty Images) Kasyapa moved the royal capital to Sigiriya, or "Simha-giri" which means "Lion Mountain", and built a new palace on top of the rock. When approaching the stairs that ...

Sigiriya (Lion's rock) is a large stone and ancient rock fortress and palace ruin in the central Matale District of Sri Lanka, surrounded by the remains of an extensive network of gardens ...

Journey through some of the most captivating natural wonders Earth has to offer. Sigiriya Rock in Sri Lanka stands as a testament to human ingenuity, while the beautiful Rainbow Mountain in Peru ...

“Most probably images will be created using laser beams,” the ... falcon which is known to breed only in a few places in Sri Lanka uses Sigiriya as its habitat. The blue rock thrush, a migrant bird, ...

Perched on a slab of rock that juts dramatically over the forests of central Sri Lanka, Sigiriya is as imposing a sight now as it must have been when it was first built by a fierce king in the ...

A Japanese-funded project to build toilets on the historic Sigiriya rock has been put on hold, Archaeology Department Chief Senerath Dissanayake said yesterday. Dr. Dissanayake said the decision was ...

Sigiriya, an ancient rock fortress and former royal palace, is one of Sri Lanka's most visited and best-known sights, attracting just more than one million visitors in 2019. But on this sunny day ...