Sigiriya

                    Sigiriya 

 


Formerly a unesco world 

heritage site, the fortress in 

the 8th wonder of the world .

             

            Sinha parvathaya are kimbissa in the dambulla divisional secretariat  division of the Mathale district  in the central province of sri Lanka. This is a natural remnant mountain that could not be climbed  even after  a difficult and vast expedition to a powerful  and vast army located in the vicinity of the rock after  passing  the fort. (661) is a massive natural  formation  on a rock about a foot high.

 
According to the ancient culavamsa dynasty of sri Lanka , king Ravana  the great , who built ships that could  conquer the ten world , the world of gods,the world f man , the world of the underworld ,and their powers and dominions , conquering  the heavens ,the earth and the sea , demonstrated his invincibility ,bightech pra ctices and power . This is a powerful place that ha been ruled by tens of thousands of people from here.

 

Symptoms seen 

 1. The royal palace on the top of the              road ..

 


2. Sigiriya  Lalanavas with images of lion made of stone.



3.sigiriya mirror wall 




4.moats 



Sigiriya cultural museum 


  •     5th century ad urban planning  and lands.

  •     Engineering 

  •     Water Technology 

  •     Architecture

  •     Arts and literature 


Proclamation of sigiriya  as a stamp


              The sigiriya  stamp beging in 1938 . The life of the sigiriya  stamp beging with the sigiriya  stone pogoda with the image plof king george vi, the then chief of the english rule.
        
             Then in the 50s , 60s  and 80s in sri Lanka and in india , england , japan etc. In the recent  past the stamps sy mbolizing the sigiriya  fort were introduced to the world. The sigiriya stamp  euros, or about 170 rupees.

    



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