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Sigiriya consists of an ancient citadel built by King Kashyapa during the 5th century. The Sigiriya site contains the ruins of an upper palace located on the flat top of the rock, a mid-level terrace that includes the Lion Gate and the mirror wall with its frescoes, the lower palaces clings to the slopes below the rocks.
Early provincial vatadages have been in the form of a square [6] later it developed into a circular form enclosing the dagoba. [2] Polonnaruwa, Medirigiriya and Tiriyaya vatadages still have their circles of slender, graceful pillars. The vatadage roof was of a sophisticated design unique to ancient Sri Lanka, it is a three-tiered conical roof ...
The town is the best preserved example of a European-built fortified city in South and Southeast Asia. The architecture represents a fusion of European and regional traditions between the 16th and 19th centuries. One of the important features is a sewer system that used seawater for flushing. [14] [15] Rangiri Dambulla Cave Temple: Central: 1991
A news paper article said that that Sigiriya could have been called Chitraraja Palace, the Palace fortress of Ravana which became a Yakkha temple called Chitrakuta in the days of King Pandukabhaya, the residence of the Yakkha noble called Chithraraja who helped King Pandukabhaya to come to power. I would appreciate a discussion.
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The Mahavamsa mentions, “And for love of this same palace-guard Anula now killed Tissa also by poison and gave the government into the hands of that other.” This indicates that Anula was attracted to a different palace guard named Sivia, who gained power and became the new king.
The palace collections include 14 life-size Kathakali mannequins, Belgian and Italian mirrors, crystal chandeliers, paintings, a giant Belgian harpoon, [2] armaments, musical instruments, traditional furniture, greek statues, a musical tree which produces 8 sounds on tapping, [5] and other artifacts. On the right side of the mannequins are the ...