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There are number of enchanting places have been enlisted in the page of Sri Lankan history. Of those sigiriya rock fortress is the most fascinating and marvelous. Being a natural rock created by great ruler Kashyapa, it has been attracted both local and foreign tourists for its amazing feat of engineering, which stands around forty miles to the North East of Matale city.
It was said that fear of his younger brother Moggallana that made king Kashyapa to
find security on this huge rock which he trans formed into a for tress.
Though the king meant in to be a fortress, it was really a work of art too.
In sigiriya there are so many places to be attracted.
Frescoes mirror wall and the reffities are some of them.
The name sigiriya implies its gateway as the throat of a huge lion being one of our great
national heritage, this natural rock fortress is evident for the grandour of our ancient
Sri Lanka as well as the aesthetic skills of our primitive kings.
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