The ruins of the capital built by the parricidal King Kassapa I (477–95) lie on the steep slopes and at the summit of a granite peak standing some 370 m high (the 'Lion's Rock', which dominates the ...

It is a tale of treachery and deceit, love and hate, triumph and disaster that has fascinated people down the ages. It is also a tale of craftsmanship and sensuous art, the legacy of which still holds ...

It is a short list of countries where you can surf, encounter diverse wildlife and visit spectacular archaeological sites.

The discovery of a Nestorian cross engraved on a rock in Anuradhapura and another unearthed in Sigiriya some years ago led Prof. Senarath Paranavitana to speculate whether Kasyapa and any other Lankan ...

ICOMOS monitoring missions to these three World Heritage sites in Sri Lanka were undertaken in November December 1994. The final and comprehensive report of this mission was submitted by ICOMOS in ...

The map below shows the location of Sigiriya and Kandy. The blue line represents the straight line joining these two place. The distance shown is the straight line or the air travel distance between ...

1. Proposed expansion of the military airport: The national authorities responsible for the protection of the site through the Sri Lankan Ambassador to UNESCO informed the World Heritage Centre in ...