Sigiriya – the mansion in the sky - is an architectural marvel. The rocky citadel rises up like a majestic lion, ascending to a lofty height of nearly 200 metres from the surrounding plains. It has ...

The fortress atop Sigiriya Rock still bears testimony to the exploits of the man who built it — Sri Lanka’s King Kashyapa. Set in the middle of a forest in Dambulla, Sri Lanka, the Sigiriya Rock, a ...

You have all heard about Sigiriya and perhaps you have visited it. It is a small village ten miles off Dambulla in the district of Matale. Visitors go there nearly everyday to climb its huge rock of ...

As I climbed the stairs to the top of Sigiriya - Lion's Rock - I couldn't help feeling a little pang of jealousy toward King Kashyapa, the illegitimate ruler of Sri Lanka from 473 to 495AD. He built a ...