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Sigiriya: Exterior · Sigiriya rock from a distance
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Sigiriya: Exterior · Climbing Lion rock fortress
2/4 · Exterior · Climbing Lion rock fortressPhoto: Jean-Marc Astesana from Voisins le Bretonneux, France · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Sigiriya: Exterior · Zona superior de Sigirya en Sri Lanka
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Sigiriya: Interior
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Photo 1: Exterior · Sigiriya rock from a distancePhoto 2: Exterior · Climbing Lion rock fortressPhoto 3: Exterior · Zona superior de Sigirya en Sri LankaPhoto 4: Interior

Palace · Historic precedent

Sigiriya

King Kashyapa · Sigiriya, Sri Lanka · 495

Key featuresFifth-century rock-top palace and fortress with a lion gateway and symmetrical water gardens on an east-west axis.

Architect
King Kashyapa
Place
Sigiriya, Sri Lanka
Year
495
Typology
Palace
Movement
Historic precedent
Region
South Asia
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