Historically, lt Is Said That There Used To Be A Lion Head Atop These Paws That Later Collapsed.

Conspiracists Say That The Katapath Paura Aka The Mirror Wall Helped To Reflect The Frescoes On To The Garden And Fountains Below.

Did You Know That In 1982 Duran Duran Filmed Parts Of Their Song “save A Prayer” At The Top Of Sigiriya And Is Also The Year UNESCO Labeled Sigiriya As A Heritage Site.

Did You Know That Sigiriya Has An Advanced Built-in Hydrolic System That Provides Water To The Surrounding Gardens Until Today. However, The Technology Used To Pump Water All The Way To The Top Of This 200 Meter High Rock Is Yet Unknown.

Did You Know That “the Founders Of Paradise,” A Science Fictional Novel By Arthur C. Clarke, Was Based On A Life And Death Of A King, Like King Kashyapa’s Reign That Ended In 495 Ad And Described Of A Palace That Matches The Real-life Ruins At The Top Of Sigiriya? That’s A Whopping 1525 Years Ago!

Did You Know That The Gigantic Pool At The Top Of Sigiriya ls Built Entirely In Granite Rock And Is The Size Of6 Olympic Pools Put Together? Considering That This Was Built 1500 Years Ago, The Technology Or Tools Used To Cut Through These Large Volumed Rocks Is Yet A Mystery.

Did You Know That This 1500+ Year Old Garden At The Rock Palace Of Sigiriya ls One Of The Oldest Surviving Landscaped Gardens In The World? The Garden Not Only Contains A Mixture Of Water Features, Rock Features And Terraces But, Yet Remains Functional To This Day By Providing Water To Agricutural Sites In The Surrounding Areas.

Did You Know That Post King Kashyapa’s Reign, Sigiriya Was Converted To A Buddhist Monastery And Then Abandoned During The 14th Century? lt Wasn’t Discovered Until A British Army Major Jonathan Forbes, Who Accidentally Came Across Sigiriya Whilst Horseback Riding Through Sri Lanka In 1831

Did You Know That Sigiriya ls Considered As One Of The Best Examples Of Ancient Urban Planning? Post Executing His Own Father For The Throne, In Fear Of Being Attacked, King Kashyapa Acquired Sigiriya For The Sole Purpose Of Warning Himself Of Any Surprise Enemy Attacks While They Were Still Miles Away. King Kashyapa Designed His Fortress In The Shape Of A Huge Lion And Revolutionized The Site By Developing It Into A Complex City.