Sigiriya

(5) Eye You’re Better

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July 21st 2010
Wednesday, July 21st Pollanaruwa (I kid you not). More immense Buddha statues carved from the rock and a seven story palace with 1,000 rooms and a harem of 300. Sigiriya /sky fortress - a 200 meter high rock outcrop is one of the most extraordinary monuments in Sri Lanka, designed with an enormous lion sculpted at the entrance. We climbed the steps through the hu ... read more

Asia » Sri Lanka

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The Sinhalese arrived in Sri Lanka late in the 6th century B.C., probably from northern India. Buddhism was introduced beginning in about the mid-third century B.C., and a great civilization developed at the cities of Anuradhapura (kingdom from circa... ... read more