Located near the town of Dambulla in Sri Lanka's northern Matale District, this ancient fortress is known as Sigiriya, or ...

Sigiriya, an ancient rock fortress and former royal palace ... Boy_Anupong/Getty Images The 5th-Century palace was built to resemble a lion, with the paws flanking the main entrance (Credit ...

A total of 18 frescoes can still be seen on its remains today. Operators of the attraction Sigiriya Fortress say: "The fresco depicts a naked woman and is seen as a picture of Kasyapa’s wife and ...

Sigiriya (Lion's rock) is a large stone and ancient rock fortress and palace ruin in the central Matale District of Sri Lanka, surrounded by the remains of an extensive network of gardens ...

The fortress, as seen from from Sigiriya tank (a man-made lake ... but it was much more the result of plain old fear. Kassapa built his fortress in just seven years, driven by the need for ...

This ancient fortress is found near the town of Dambulla in the northern Matale District in Sri Lanka. Known as Sigiriya, or Lion Rock, this spot holds the prestigious title of being a UNESCO ...

Royal throne on the top of ancient rock fortress in Sigiriya, Cultural Triangle, Sri Lanka(Getty Images/iStockphoto) Its archeology attracts thousands of tourists every year and it is one of the ...

Sigiriya, an ancient rock fortress and former royal palace, is one of Sri Lanka's most visited and best-known sights, attracting just more than one million visitors in 2019. But on this sunny day ...