Sigiriya

Sigiriya

Also known as Lion Rock

Year

495

Type

landscape

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Sigiriya is the late fifth-century royal citadel of King Kashyapa I in Matale District, central Sri Lanka, built between 477 and 495 CE on and around a granite monolith that rises about 180 to 200 m above the surrounding plain. The citadel …

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