Sigiriya: Top Photos

Fortress-palace built atop a 200-meter volcanic plug

Front view of Sigiriya Lion Rock fortress rising above the tree canopy, seen from ground level.
From ground level, the sheer vertical faces make the whole project feel almost irrational. Kashyapa spent eighteen years making it work anyway. You understand why it took that long. © WKMI96, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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