Sigiriya Drop

Overview

The historic rock castle and palace known as Sigiriya is 660 feet straight up in the air and was constructed by King Kashyapa between 473 and 495. It is situated in Sri Lanka’s central province’s northern Matale district, close to the town of Dambulla. Before reaching the Lion Rock Fortress at the summit of Sigiriya, you must ascend 1200 steps, which is known as Sigiriya or the Sinhagiri.

Various platforms divide the steps and provide space for a little rest if necessary. As one of Sri Lanka’s most well-known archaeological treasures today, Sigiriya Rock Fortress was designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1982 under the name “Ancient City of Sigiriya Sri Lanka.”

With its exceptional mastery of ancient urban planning, landscape and architecture, construction technology, exceptional hydraulic engineering and management, and ancient fine art, the fortified garden city of Sigiriya rock fortress exhibits a unique harmony between nature and human imagination.

These living proofs demonstrate that it was a well-planned city and palace in the fifth century AD. One of the best-preserved remaining first-millennium Asian historic urban structures, Sigiriya Rock Fortress is also known as a Living Museum. One of Sri Lanka’s former political capitals and its most spectacular heritage monument, the Sigiriya World Heritage monument has a diverse and multifaceted appeal.