Sigiriya, Sri Lanka

If I was only able this would be a magnificent adventure to visit, admire and wonder. The carved pool, the water features, the access, intriguing indeed. This Indian Youtuber Praveen explains from another angle and does it well.

The distance from the Colombo is 169km and is on the way to Anuradhapura or polonnaruwa. Sigiriya was designated as a world heritage site in 1982. Sigiriya is famous for it's palace ruins on top of a massive 200 meter high rock surrounded by the remains of an extensive network of gardens, reservoirs and other structures. The rock itself is a lava plug left over from an ancient long extinct volcano. It is also renowned for its ancient paintings (frescoes), which are similar to those found at Ajanta Caves in India. It is generally agreed, however, that the Sigiriya Frescoes exhibit a uniquely Sri Lankan style. Sigiriya may have been inhabited through prehistoric times. It was used as a rock-shelter mountain monastery from about the 5th century BC, with caves prepared and donated by devotees of the Buddhist Sangha. Sigiriya Museum shows photos of the excavation of Sigiriya, reproductions of the frescoes, examples and translations of some of the graffiti on the Mirror Wall, and artifacts excavated from the site. You can probably view the museum in about 1 hour. Since the museum is outside the main entrance,

www.srilanka.travel...&attraction_id=160

a reply to: skywatcher44

Watched a few of that guy's video's they are very cool especially for those that believe people were a bit more advanced than orthodox history tells us in the past.

a reply to: skywatcher44

Interesting, I´ll dig into his videos a bit more. The video you posted is very good.

If he only would stop the clickbaiting..