SIGIRIYA
Sigiriya is famous for the b
eautiful frescoes or paintings. Many visitors from all over the world visit Sigiriya.
About 1500 years ago kind kashyapa killed his father kind Dhatusena and we became the kind. To protect his kindom from his elder brother Moggalana, kashapa moved his kindom from Anuradhapura to sigiriya.He built his paiace on a rock. The entrance to the rock was in the shape of a lion’s head. It s paws can be seen even today. This may be one of the reasons why it is called Sigiriya o Lion Rock.
To gat to the top rock there are stone stops carved into it. As you go up, you can see the beautiful shining mirror wall. Early visitors: monks merchants, noblemen and ordinary citizens wrote poems on this wall.
Inside the rock cave you can see the famous. These are paintings of beautiful maidens carrying trays of flower. People believe that these maidens are goddesses.
