Sigiriya, also known as Lion Rock, is a marvel of ancient architecture and mystery. This video uncovers the hidden history ...

Sri Lanka is a paradise full of stunning beaches, ancient cities, and scenic landscapes ... Explore Galle’s charming streets, filled with Dutch-colonial architecture, vibrant markets, and thriving ...

It was hard to guess what lay beyond the slim, mossy-lined, temple bell-topped iron gates, but once inside, I wound my way through a tunnel of riotous wilderness to reach Lunuganga, home of the ...

Buddhist architecture of Sri Lanka has a recorded history which goes back to the last few centuries of the first millennium B.C. For more than 100 years, archaeologists, architects and historians have ...

Architect C. Anjalendran from Sri Lanka thinks the current crisis his country is faced with will only make him and his countrymen more creative. He tells The Telegraph in a telephone interview from ...

Travellers are flocking to Sri Lanka’s Cultural Triangle, ... Arts & Architecture. History. ... In 1890 an estimated cargo of 180,000 ancient felines, ...

Anuradhapura, established in the 4th century BCE, was Sri Lanka’s capital for over 1,300 years. It remains vital for its cultural and spiritual heritage. Known for the Sri Maha Bodhi tree and ...

This dealt a crippling blow to Sri Lanka’s ancient hydraulic civilization. The Sinhalese were, under Vijayabahu I, able to expel the Cholas from the Island in 1070, and under Parakramabahu the Great, ...

Sri Lanka’s dry zone has more than 14,000 small ancient village tanks with many still in good shape, supporting 246,000 hectares (608,000 acres) of paddy cultivation, about 39% of the total ...