Take a flight of discovery high above the breathtaking Sigiriya, Sri Lanka’s iconic ancient rock fortress, with stunning ...

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ICOMOS recommended that this be officially included in the protected area and that the World Heritage Committee be officially notified of the boundaries of the Ancient City of Sigiriya site. ICOMOS ...

Sudarshan Seneviratne, explaining its many-layered history. Sigiriya, in addition to being a World Heritage Site, is also one of the very few large secular sites with an unbroken history from 5,000 BC ...

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 370 m high (the 'Lion's Rock', which dominates the ...

The area is dominated by the Sigiriya Rock Fortress, a UNESCO World Heritage Site built by King Kashyapa during the 5th century that "offers breathtaking views and highlights the architectural ...

Last year, there were reports that the giant bee hives of Sigiriya had been removed by authorities using various chemicals or local exorcism rites, or shanthi karma. A series of bee attacks on ...

The national authorities responsible for the protection of the site through the Sri Lankan Ambassador to UNESCO informed the World Heritage Centre in February 2001, on the plans for the construction ...