Verified7.9570° N · 80.7600° E · 349 m
Sigiriya (Lion Rock)
Sigiriya Fortress
Moriyan Anuradhapura·Sinhala·🇱🇰 Central Province, Matale District, Sri Lanka
Shamilapathirana · CC BY-SA 4.0
About
About Sigiriya (Lion Rock)
5th-century rock fortress-palace of Kassapa I atop 180 m column, frescoed Mirror Wall, Lion Gate, with summit palace, hydraulic gardens and moat. Short-lived capital 477–495 CE. Recorded context — Period: Moriyan Anuradhapura; Culture: Sinhala; Field status: excavated; Materials: stone; Condition: ruins.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c.477–495 CE
- Period
- Moriyan Anuradhapura
- Culture
- Sinhala
- Purpose
- Fortress-palace and later Buddhist monastery
- Excavation
- Excavated
c.477–495 CE
Initial construction
c. 1526 CE
Abandonment
Location
Where it is
7.9570° N · 80.7600° E · 349 m
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