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 ...

Sigiriya stands as one of Sri Lanka’s most impressive ancient sites, a rock fortress filled with history, art, and mystery. This video uncovers the secrets of its construction, purpose, and the ...

Later on in 1982, full scale archeological excavations to restore Sigiriya began through the Sri Lankan Government funded Cultural Triangle Programme. It was in that year that Sigiriya was inscribed ...

King Kasyapa chose a 200-metre-high monolithic rock in the Matale District of Sri Lanka on which to build his new capital, and it remained his stronghold until his defeat in 495 CE. It gets its name ...

Sri Lanka's Sigiriya Rock sits lordly and alone and inevitably brings Uluru to mind. ... a Sri Lankan UNESCO-listed World Heritage site, one of eight – because, ...

The Minister of Buddhism, Religious and Cultural Affairs, Dr. Hiniduma Sunil Senevi, has raised serious concerns over the growing number of ...

Sigiriya is one of Sri Lanka's eight Unesco-listed World Heritage Sites and is for me, its most spectacular monument, an absolutely vital part of any visit to this country.

Sigiriya is a World Heritage Site in Sri Lanka and is the first to be named so. It’s a rock fortress and so famous for its unique creations. Sigiriya was built by King Kasyapa who ruled there for 18 ...

We left the hotels behind and stayed with a local Sri Lankan family — and it changed the way we see the country. In this special vlog from Habarana and Sigiriya, we experience home-cooked meals, deep ...

“There is tourism pressure during the day on Sigiriya which has some impact on the rock fortress but a sound and light show in the night would certainly add much more pressure which could damage it,” ...