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Sunday 22 February 2015

Sigiriya Rock Fortress Dambulla Sri Lanka


Sigiriya Rock Fortress  

Dambulla Sri Lanka



Sigiriya Rock Fortress Dumbulla  Sri Lanka is situated in Matale district near Dambulla. Sigiriya Rock base and the places such as Pidurangala many caves and a temple had been dwelled by Buddhist monks from around 3rd Century BC.  Many caves have Brahmi Inscriptions dating back from 3rd Century BC to 1st century AD.


TOP VIEW FROM SIGIRIYA 1

MIRROR WALL SIGIRIYA

SIGIRIYA FROM MIRROR WALL

SIGIRIYA VIEWS FROM HALF TOP

SIGIRIYA FROM LIONS FOOT

SIGIRIYA FROM IRON STEPS

SIGIRIYA A TOP VIEW


Sigiriya Rock Fortress Dumbulla

GREEN GARDENS IN Sigiriya Rock Fortress Dumbulla


MIRROR WALL SIGIRIYA





Sigiriya Rock Fortress Dumbulla


Sigiriya Rock Fortress Dumbulla

SIGIRIYA FROM MIRROR WALL




GARDEN in Sigiriya Rock Fortress Dumbulla





GARDEN in Sigiriya Rock Fortress Dumbulla


ROCK BRICK STEPS TO  Sigiriya Rock Fortress Dumbulla

SIGIRIYA VIEWS FROM HALF TOP





ROCK BRICK STEPS TO  Sigiriya Rock Fortress Dumbulla



ROCK BRICK STEPS TO  Sigiriya Rock Fortress Dumbulla


ROCK BRICK STEPS TO  Sigiriya Rock Fortress Dumbulla


ROCK BRICK STEPS TO  Sigiriya Rock Fortress Dumbulla


ROCK BRICK STEPS TO  Sigiriya Rock Fortress Dumbulla

SIGIRIYA FROM LIONS FOOT





ROCK BRICK STEPS TO  Sigiriya Rock Fortress Dumbulla





ROCK BRICK STEPS TO  Sigiriya Rock Fortress Dumbulla




ROCK BRICK STEPS TO  Sigiriya Rock Fortress Dumbulla


ROCK BRICK STEPS TO  Sigiriya Rock Fortress Dumbulla


SAFETY LAKE  IN THE  ENTRANCE

SIGIRIYA FROM IRON STEPS

SIGIRIYA A TOP VIEW


GARDEN in  Sigiriya Rock Fortress Dumbulla











SPECIAL SPIRAL STEPS TO ANCIENT CAVE PAINTINGS



TOP VIEWS




IRON STEPS TO ROCK



ANCIENT CAVE PAINTINGS

Halfway up the rock, within an inaccessible rocky shelter in the vertical wall of the western face are rock paintings which have brought universal acclaim to the site of Sigiriya - 'The Maidens of the Clouds', 21 non-identified female figures, comparable to the most beautiful creations of Ajanta.
Source: UNESCO/CLT/WHC




STEPS TO TOP








The site of the 'Lion Mountain'
LION LEGS IN THE ENTRANCE TO Lion Mountain  TOP FROM MIDWAY


FREE LAND IN THE MDWAY TO Lion Mountain TOP

BIG LAKE IN THE TOP OF THE  Lion Mountain









VIEWS FROM Lion Mountain IN SIRIGIRIYA 

VIEWS FROM Lion Mountain IN SIRIGIRIYA 

TOP VIEW FROM SIGIRIYA 1






VIEWS FROM Lion Mountain IN SIRIGIRIYA 




VIEWS FROM Lion Mountain IN SIRIGIRIYA 

MIRROR WALL SIGIRIYA




PALACE SPOT -VIEWS FROM Lion Mountain IN SIRIGIRIYA 



SIGIRIYA FROM MIRROR WALL




VIEWS FROM Lion Mountain IN SIRIGIRIYA 





VIEWS FROM Lion Mountain IN SIRIGIRIYA 



SIGIRIYA VIEWS FROM HALF TOP







KINGS SEAT ---VIEWS FROM Lion Mountain IN SIRIGIRIYA 


SIGIRIYA FROM LIONS FOOT





VIEWS FROM Lion Mountain IN SIRIGIRIYA 






PASSAGE THROUGH MIRROR WALL


PASSAGE THROUGH MIRROR WALL



SIGIRIYA FROM IRON STEPS



VIEWS FROM Lion Mountain IN SIRIGIRIYA 


VIEWS FROM Lion Mountain IN SIRIGIRIYA 



VIEWS FROM Lion Mountain IN SIRIGIRIYA 



VIEWS FROM Lion Mountain IN SIRIGIRIYA 



 LAKE AT TOP ---VIEWS FROM Lion Mountain IN SIRIGIRIYA 


SIGIRIYA A TOP VIEW




VIEWS FROM Lion Mountain IN SIRIGIRIYA 



TOP VIEW FROM SIGIRIYA 1




COBRA HOOD CAVE


MIRROR WALL SIGIRIYA




 COBRA HOOD CAVE





SIGIRIYA FROM MIRROR WALL





VIEWS FROM Lion Mountain IN SIRIGIRIYA 




SIGIRIYA VIEWS FROM HALF TOP



VIEWS FROM Lion Mountain IN SIRIGIRIYA 


SIGIRIYA FROM LIONS FOOT




VIEWS FROM Lion Mountain IN SIRIGIRIYA 





VIEWS FROM Lion Mountain IN SIRIGIRIYA 




PASSAGE THROUGH MIRROR WALL


PASSAGE THROUGH MIRROR WALL



SIGIRIYA FROM IRON STEPS



VIEWS FROM Lion Mountain IN SIRIGIRIYA 


VIEWS FROM Lion Mountain IN SIRIGIRIYA 




VIEWS FROM Lion Mountain IN SIRIGIRIYA 


VIEWS FROM Lion Mountain IN SIRIGIRIYA 



SIGIRIYA A TOP VIEW

VIEWS FROM Lion Mountain IN SIRIGIRIYA 


VIEWS FROM Lion Mountain IN SIRIGIRIYA 


TOP VIEW FROM SIGIRIYA 1

MIRROR WALL SIGIRIYA

SIGIRIYA FROM MIRROR WALL



VIEWS FROM Lion Mountain IN SIRIGIRIYA 



VIEWS FROM Lion Mountain IN SIRIGIRIYA 

SIGIRIYA VIEWS FROM HALF TOP

SIGIRIYA FROM LIONS FOOT

SIGIRIYA FROM IRON STEPS

SIGIRIYA A TOP VIEW





VIEWS FROM Lion Mountain IN SIRIGIRIYA 

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