Excerpted from SIGIRIYA PAINTINGS by. Raja de Silva , Retired Commissioner of Archaeology. On the morning of October 15, 1967, the Archaeology Commissionner, Dr. CE Godakumbure, instructed me to go ...

Several wall paintings, inscriptions and cave paintings in the historic Little Sigiriya Rajamaha Vihara in the Kotmale colony in Uhana in the Ampara district have been left to the mercy of the ...

Despite its antiquity, the site is well-preserved, boasting wall paintings depicting palace life, ... Sigiriya Rock, once ...

Sonic vibrations which would cause damage to ancient wall plasters with paintings and inscriptions, as well as to the rock surface which is already peeling. Aircraft generated pollution which would ...

Built in the fifth century, Sri Lanka’s Sigiriya fortress attracted the attention of British archaeologists in the 1800s, who were amazed by its leonine rock art and beautiful frescoes.

The paintings would have covered most of the western face of the rock, covering an area 140 metres long and 40 metres high. There are references in the graffiti to 500 ladies in these paintings.

The paintings would have covered most of the western face of the rock, covering an area 140 metres long and 40 metres high. There are references in the graffiti to 500 ladies in these paintings.

The “Mission Report on the Conservation of Wall Paintings at Sigiriya, World Heritage Site” compiled by Dr. Christian Fischer and Dr. Ioanna Kakoulli of the University of California Materials Science ...

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But Sigiriya, whether this isolated rock monument was King Kassapa’s (477- 495AD) abode, a representation of God Kuvera’s Alakamandawa or a Mahayana Temple, was an architectural marvel with exquisite ...