Ancient City of Sigiriya

A Postcard from

Hashan Chathuranga Kuruppu 

Of Sri Lanka

Thank you Very MUCH:;

Brief Description

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 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.

Sri Lanka

Central Province, Matale District

N7 57 0 E80 45 0

Date of Inscription: 1982

Criteria: (ii)(iii)(iv)

Ref: 202

Source: http://whc.unesco.org