Despite its antiquity, the site is well-preserved, boasting wall paintings depicting palace ... this ancient fortress is known as Sigiriya, or Lion Rock. It proudly bears the title of a UNESCO ...

at the state-of-the-art Sigiriya Museum and Information Centre -- having as its backdrop the formidable rock fortress – to be opened shortly. The glass-topped model of Sigiriya Many are familiar with ...

The UNESCO Reactive Monitoring Mission found that the proposed extension of the Sigiriya airport to serve as ... cause damage to ancient wall plasters with paintings and inscriptions, as well as to ...

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 ...

A series of bee attacks on visitors to this world heritage site last year gave rise to these speculations, but the Sigiriya bees are back again this year re-colonizing the rock. As many as 20 large ...