There are many things to do in Sigiriya Sri Lanka – this is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the country. Most people travel here to visit the famous Rock of Sigiriya, but if you give ...

In the heart of Sri Lanka, Sigiriya’s stone summit reveals ancient walls and pathways — a fortress that still guards its ...

The sale of state-owned lands in Sigiriya tourist zone to millionaire businessmen through forged documents has turned into an organised racket. It has been revealed that some officials engaged in land ...

The ruins of the capital built by the parricidal King Kassapa I (477–95) lie on the steep slopes and at the summit of a granite peak standing some 180m high (the 'Lion's Rock', which dominates the ...

Here is what you need to know about climbing to Sigiriya, the 200-metre-high city fortress in Sri Lanka Here is what you need to know about climbing to Sigiriya, the 200-metre-high city fortress in ...

A complex masterpiece of irrigation engineering design, Sigiriya's artfully designed water gardens required structural planning way ahead of its time. Orange sand particles twinkled in the sun as a ...

But the authorities have made no effort to shut down the ancient palace and fortress of Sigiriya, which is sometimes referred to as the “eighth wonder of the world.” Australian journalist Peter Lalor ...

The Sri Dalada Maligawa, one of the country’s most sacred sites venerated by millions of Buddhists was attacked by LTTE suicide bombers in 1998. Recently, another of Sri Lanka’s famed world heritage ...

1998 22COM VII.43 - Reports on the State of Conservation of Cultural Properties Noted by the Committee 1997 21COM VIIC.55 - Reports on the state of conservation of cultural properties noted by the ...