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The Lion Rock and Its Frescoes

Sigiriya Rock Fortress — 200m above plains

Sigiriya, the 5th-century rock fortress in Sri Lanka's Cultural Triangle — 200m above plainsPhoto — Unsplash

UNESCO World Heritage site — one of the oldest surviving examples of ancient landscape and water-garden planning.

Almost 200 metres of rock rising out of the central plains, topped with the ruins of a 5th-century royal palace built by King Kashyapa. The climb passes ancient frescoes, a polished-plaster mirror wall, and the giant lion's paws that give the rock its name.

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7.9570° N, 80.7603° ECarto · OSM

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Pidurangala RockHiking · 1 km

HabaranaCultural · 9 km

Kandalama ReservoirOutdoors · 11 km

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