Friday, February 27, 2009
The Sigiriya Rock
Sigiriya is the one of most beautiful and attractive place in sri lanka.Every people very love to visit this place.
The rock fortress Sigiriya, rises some 600 feet above the scrub jungle plain in the north central part of Sri Lanka. It is this very feature that drove young prince Kasyapa, after killing his father King Dhatusena, by entombing him alive, to this lonely rock in the jungle to hide from his older brother who was gathering an army to retake the throne. Kasyapa while in self imposed exile made his new kingdom as liveable and pleasant as possible by surrounding himself with his loyal followers, and for his personal enjoyment, what could only be described as "pinups". These frescos are to this day preserved in a grotto in the sheer west face of the rock.The top of the rock in itself is a marvel of agro-engineering. About 3 acres in area, every square foot was utilized. Bathing pools were cut out of living rock and every drop of (rain) water was used and re-used. Sigiriya was so named because the visitors had to go through the throat of a lion to get to the top of the rock.
Sri lanka is the paradise in indian ocean. So lot of tourist visit Sri lanka.They love to visit Sigiriya.