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The Cultural Triangle: Sigiriya & Dambulla
Blog: London Cosmopolitan - 18 January 2012
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The Lion Fortress of Sigiriya {Photo Junket}
Blog: The Travel Project - 13 December 2011
If you squint you will see a giant lion entangled in the encroaching jungle, overlooking the Hill Country to the south and protecting the central table lands of Sri Lanka.This article originally appeared on The Travel Project
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Pawing Lion Fortress
Blog: The Travel Project - 12 December 2011
Sigiriya or Lion Fortress is a large complex built on top of a giant rocky outcrop surrounded by a moat, impressive gardens and the wild expanses of the Sri Lankan jungle. This article originally appeared on The Travel Project
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Traveling With Trip Advisor
Blog: Ottsworld - 19 May 2011
I walked into the room and there it was staring back at me, frozen in place next to my suitcase. I stopped abruptly, sighed and looked carefully at its shiny black body and spindly legs. The one light bulb in the room seemed to make the big cockroach’s body shimmer even more in ickiness. I [...]
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Croching Lion, Hidden Temple
Blog: Ottsworld - 11 May 2011
The crouching lion was still as a stone and surrounded by the jungle below. I approached it cautiously, wiping the sleep out of my eyes wondering what I had gotten myself into so early in the morning. I proceeded as the clouds overheard darted by the sun making the whole scene ahead of me change [...]
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Sigiriya from the top and the bottom and from afar
Blog: itinerant - 5 March 2010
For eight centuries before Kashyapa the activity in Sigiriya was monastic. Then for the next eight centuries, it was again a home for monks. After that it was abandoned and the bricks crumbled and the timber rotted and something that approached a pharaoh’s doing didn’t stay intact for as long except for the foundations, and [...]
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Snapshot Sunday – Sigiriya, Sri Lanka
Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 21 February 2010
A trip to Sri Lanka just wouldn't be complete without a stop at Sigiriya. One of the most recognizable sites in the country, this important archeological discovery is an awesome site. This giant rock has been used as a dwelling since prehistoric times. Civilizations have popped over the years and dating back to the 3rd Century BC, monks used this rock as a monastery. Over time it has been used as many things with civilizations being built at its base and structures erected on its top.
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