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 such enormous wonder. It says that the overall planning was done by the king and even the frescos of girls were drowned by him. Despite, he is known to be a cruel king, who killed his father, he had a lush to arts. He seems to be a man with a great vision and enormous power to rule people. Otherwise, he would not be able to create such a wonderful gift to the mankind. Even today, it makes you stupendous to see such a colossal creation. When you look at it from your own eyes, the feeling you get cannot describe by words. I would say it’s a must that you visit this place and get the marvelous experience by your self.
Visitors to Sigiriya, should look for following;
1. The safety measures taken to protect the rock fortress
2. The water park
3. Kings assembly hall
4. The lion claws
5. Frescos
6. Mirror wall
7. The buildings at the summit of the rock
8. Water pond at the summit of the rock
