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Ancient City of Sigiriya

Sri Lanka
Date of Inscription: 1982
Criteria: (ii)(iii)(iv)
Central Province, Matale District
N7 57 00 E80 45 00
Ref: 202

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.

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