Value of Sigiriya

Sigiriya is world heritage site declared by UNESCO. King Kasyapa shifted his kingdom to Sigiriya to hide from his brother. And gave the name Sinha – girl or lion’s mountain most structures that we see today were built at that time and this period was the golden age of Sigiriya. After Kasyapa killed himself Sigiriya was turned back into a Buddhist monastery.

It became place of pilgrimage for visitors from all over the country. The royal complex of rock place, ramparts, moats, gateway, pleasure gardens, fortification of the western precinct and entire city. The city is designed on a square module. There are three water gardens and boulder garden. Cistern rock a huge stone that has been spilt to one side is vertical piece with stone cut cistern water channel down south side. Audience Hall Rock piece of boulder that fell away massive throne carved, preaching rock certainly most controversial long diagonal east face looking towards west side of rock covered with series of square cutting . Painted maidens preserved in cave some 40 above walk way 500 figures.