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SIGIRIYA IS HERITAGE AND HISTORYCAL PLACE IN SRI LANKA. 

Sigiriya is an ancient stone fort and palace built by King Kashyapa during the reign of 473 - 495 and it is stands 660 feet tall. It is located in the North Matale district near the city of Dambulla in the Central Province of Sri Lanka.

It is an established but debatable theory that Sigiri Peak served as a fortress for King Kashyapa I who reigned from 477 to 495 AD. Sigiriya means Lion Rock. The origin of this was that the entrance gate of the rock fort was built in the form of a lion.

In 477 AD, king Kashyapa's son by a non-royal wife, seized the throne from King Dhatusena after a coup supported by the king's nephew and military commander Migara. Moggallana, the rightful heir, fled to South India fearing for his life. Fearing an attack by Moggallana, Kashyapa moved the capital and his residence from the traditional capital of Anuradhapura to the more secure Sigiriya. Sigiriya developed into a complex city during the reign of King Kashyapa (477 to 495 AD).

When talking about Sigiriya, the mirror wall and the Sigiriya murals take a prominent place. From poets to provincial governors to housewives, people from all walks of life wrote on the wall. Even the monks were not released; they wrote poems of different opinions. Dr. Senarath Paranavithana, who commented on this mirror wall and concluded that it exists.

Water gardens can be seen in the central part of the western campus. Three main gardens are found here. The first garden consists of a piece of land surrounded by water. It is connected to the main compound using four main lanes, with gates placed at the head of each section.

The latter is set up on both sides of the road. Two shallow, snaking streams lead to these pools, containing two long, deep pools. Fountains made of circular limestone slabs are placed here. These springs, which are still active especially during the rainy season, seem to have been supplied with water by underground aqueducts. The second water park is flanked by two large islands and summer palaces are built on the flat surface of the islands. Two more islands are located in the north direction.

The detailed images about them are included below.

The third garden is higher than the other two. At its northeast corner is a large, octagonal pool with a raised platform. The large brick and stone wall of the fort is located on the eastern edge of the park.

The water parks are symmetrically constructed on an east-west axis. The outer moat appears to have been connected to the lake created to the west and south of Sigiri Rock. All the pools are interconnected using a network of underground pipes fed by the lake.

The detailed images about them are included below.

In a cave in the rock, one can see paintings that may be the images of Apsaras or Lalanas who decorated the court of the king. It is believed that these paintings show the Apsaravan floating through the clouds carrying flowers and discs to the Pidurangala temple adjacent to the Sigiri rock. The broad brushstrokes in the paintings show the skill of the painters of that time. Scholars claim that these classical art paintings are similar to the famous Ajanta murals in India.

The royal palace is located on the top of the rock with an area of ​​about 1.5 hectares. It is considered to be the central hub of the city center. This palace complex can be divided into three main sections. That is,

·       Lower palace

·       Upper Palace

·       Is the palace garden

Professor Senaka Bandaranayake points out that the palace on top of Sigiri Rock and the Great Lion may have been used by them to declare the strength of real and symbolic royal authority.