![]() |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
||||
|
|
![]() |
|||
|
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
||||
|
|
|
Built in the 5th century AD by king Kasyapa in the 5th century A.D to fend of a feared invasion, Sigiriya Rock is situated atop a towering 200m (656ft) high rock. |
| 169 kms from Colombo and 1 hour’s drive from The Lodge in Dambulla and only 30 mins from The Elephant Corridor Hotel is the rock fortress of Sigiriya. The spectacular rock fortress of Sigiriya is an impregnable fortress, a monastic retreat, and a rock art gallery. In a sheltered pocket, approached by a spiral stairway, are the famous frescoes, 5th century rock paintings of damsels These frescoes which have withstood the elements for 15 centuries are probably the finest examples in the world. |
![]() |
||
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |