• Ancient City of Sigiriya

  Ancient City of Sigiriya

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  <img src=’http://whc.unesco.org/uploads/sites/site_202.jpg’ target=’blank’ align=’left’ style=’padding:5px’>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 &apos;Lion&apos;s Rock&apos;, which dominates the jungle from all sides). A series of galleries and staircases emerging from the mouth of a gigantic lion constructed of bricks and plaster provide access to the site.

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