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Photos: Fresco Paintings at Sigiriya Rock Updated: 2012-02-14 15:18 (chinadaily.com.cn) ... for example on the surface of the location called the "Cobra Hood Cave". ...

The paintings would have covered most of the western face of the rock, covering an area 140 metres long and 40 metres high. There are references in the graffiti to 500 ladies in these paintings.

The surrounding gardens of Sigiriya are a marvel in themselves, ranking among the world's oldest landscaped gardens. They ...

A complex masterpiece of irrigation engineering design, Sigiriya's artfully designed water gardens required structural planning way ahead of its time. ... Bulgaria's 7,000-year-old cave paintings.

Several wall paintings, inscriptions and cave paintings in the historic Little Sigiriya Rajamaha Vihara in the Kotmale colony in Uhana in the Ampara district have been left to the mercy of the ...

Built in the fifth century, Sri Lanka’s Sigiriya fortress attracted the attention of British archaeologists in the 1800s, who were amazed by its leonine rock art and beautiful frescoes.

A Kiri-ammawarunge Danaya was held for 600 Kiri Ammas to mark the 50th anniversary of the damage caused to the Sigiriya rock paintings. The Danaya took place at Sigriya Madya Maha Vidyalaya in 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.

One of the best preserved examples of ancient urban planning and a UNESCO World Heritage site, this ancient fortress is a true wonder of the world.