一座 5 世纪的皇家城堡，位于 200 米高的花岗岩巨石之上，以其壁画、镜墙和狮爪门而闻名。

概述

锡吉里耶高出周围平原近 200 米，是一座陡峭的岩石柱，顶部是迦叶波国王宫殿的废墟。这条路线穿过对称的水花园和巨石花园，然后爬上楼梯，经过一个有遮蔽的画廊，里面有著名的锡吉里耶壁画、覆盖着古代涂鸦的抛光镜墙，以及曾经构成通向砖狮下巴的大门的巨大狮子的爪子。登顶后，您可以欣赏到宫殿地基、岩石中凿出的浴池以及丛林至皮杜兰加拉一览无余的景色。

历史

Sigiriya was built between 477 and 495 CE by King Kashyapa I, who seized the throne from his father and moved the capital here to an all-but-impregnable rock. After his defeat the site became a Buddhist monastery until about the 14th century, then lay largely forgotten until British-era antiquarians documented it. It was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982 and is often called the eighth wonder of the ancient world.