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He was a son of king Datusena. The ancient chronicle Mahawansa state that King Datusena was murdered by Kashyapa and took his throne, though...

The death of King Datusena

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The death of king Datusena was a very sad story. His death was a very painful one. Chronicles says that King Datusena was buried alive in a ...

New Capital

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Once, the king was murdered Kashypa took his thrown and start reigning the country as the King.In the meanwhile he planed to shift the capit...

Building Sigiriya Rock fortress

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King Kashypa, spent a lot of his wealth to build his fortress in Sigiriya. One can imagine the wealth he possessed at that time to build suc...

Some tips for Tourists

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1.The tickets can be bought at the entrance of Sigiriya.It would cost you US$25 for a adult and US$12.50 for a child. 2.The travel time from...

The safety measures taken to protect the rock fortress

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The rock itself is about 700m away from the entrance to the Sigiriya premises. According to the historical records, there were three moats b...

The Water park

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The water park is in two parts. One can find these two gardens besides the road leads to the rock from the entrance. The interesting facto...

Kings Assembly hall

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This is where king met his people for discussions. Ministers and countrymen had to wait in the place until king meets them. This place is co...

The lion claws

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The meaning of the word Sigiriya, can be broken down as Sinha + gira or in English Lion + rock. The shape of the rock is truly a resemblance...

Mirror wall

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Mirror Wall It extends to about 100m onto your left hand side. Basically, it is a safety wall built to avoid people falling out. One side...

Frescos

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The most photographed place in Sigiriya is the wall with frescos. One can find these drawings after passing the mirror wall. The drawings we...

The buildings at the summit of the rock

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The remaining of the builds at the summit of the rock show how extraordinary it would have been at that time. The buildings are spread all o...

Water pond at the summit of the rock

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There is a large water pond built in the summit of the rock. According to the folks who lived around, the king use to bathe in this pond so ...

How to reach Sigiriya from Anuradhapura

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