Sigiriya is an old fort built on a High Natural rock with a long history. Located in the Dambulla area of the Matale district of Sri Lanka, this Sigiriya fort is approximately 200 meters high. Due to its natural value and its historical and artistic importance, Sigiriya has also been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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The murals of Sigiriya are very famous. visitors goes can see the poems written by the ancients called kurutugi.
The Historical importance of Sigiriya Rock
Although primary historical sources state that Sigiriya Fort was built by King Kasyapa V, various legends and scholars believe that Sigiriya has a long history beyond the time of King Kasyapa V.
Sigiriya Rock has several different names. Some of them include The Alakamandawa, The Sinhapura, The Giri Balakotuwa, etc.
Also, although Sigiriya was built on a natural rock, the value of its historical creations cannot be underestimated. That is, there is still an archaeological question about the basis of those historical creations and technologies.
The remaining ruins and ground plan of Sigiriya can be said to be enough to understand the abilities of the ancient Sri Lankan architects. Also, the Sigiriya ground plan is considered to be a beautiful design with fine technical features.
The main thing that has made Sigiriya a famous historical monument in the world is the historical paintings found there or the Sigiri mural painting. Ranavara, spider clay, gokatu milk, etc. These are some of the natural ingredients used to create this Sigiri mural.
Currently, only 22 murals can be found in Sigiriya. But according to a Kurutugi (Inscriptions) written around the 8th century AD, it states that 502 paintings of Sigiriya frescoes (women's paintings) were found. Also
Sigiri murals have highly realistic features and Sigiri murals are based on six principles of ancient painting.
(Sigiriya murals art )
Senarath paranavithana, Ananda kumarrasswami, H.C.P.bell, Martin wikramasingha, Nandadewa wijesekara, Siri gunasingha, and other local and foreign scholars have expressed different views on the Sigiriya frescoes.
Travel places in Sigiriya
Famous locally and internationally, Sigiriya is a Must-visit place for those who love to travel. Also, sigiriya is an important place for people who are
interested in and studying ancient painting, and ancient technology and history.
In addition to Sigiriya murals and historical ruins, visitors to Sigiriya can see the natural environment and such as monkeys, elephants, and deer.
Sigiriya rock fort is an attractive tourist destination.
The Pidurangala is also an easy tourist destination for tourists mainly to Sigiriya. the distance from Sigiriya to pidurangala temple area is 2-3 KM. Pidurangala temple is located to the north of the Sigiriya rock.
The beautiful environment seen from the top of Pidurangala is very popular among Tourists.
According to legends, the king Mugalan (1) donated gold to this temple before the war against king kashyapa and it is said that this temple (ran+pidhu+gala) was later renamed Pidurangala.
Apart from the Major tourist Attractions of Sigiriya and Pidurangala, Tourists visiting Sigiriya can also visit other nearby tourist attractions. Dabulla Rangiridabulu Viharaya temple can be mentioned as an additional tourists destination.
Roads to Sigiriya and other information
Sigiriya is located in the village of Kimbissa in the Dambulla area of the Matale District and there are several ways to reach the Sigiriya historical tourist spot. Sigiriya can be reached by public transport buses, trains, and hired or private vehicles.
When coming to Sigiriya by public transport bus, Tourists traveling from Colombo to Sigiriya can reach Dambulla city by buses transport Anuradhapura -Colombo. Anuradhapura-Colombo Details of bus schedules and bookings seats can be obtained from the Colombo Fort Bus Stand. Sigiriya can be reached by another bus from Dambulla.
For tourists arriving at Sigiriya by train, there is no direct train to Dambulla,
Tourists traveling from Colombo to Sigiriya can take the train from Colombo Fort Railway Station to Habarana Railway Station. You can reach Sigiriya from Habarana Railway Station. The distance from Habarana Railway Station to Sigiriya is about 18 km.
The distance from Colombo to Dambulla Town is About 170 km.
Visit Sigiriya as a tourist to see the pride of ancient Sigiriya Sri Lanka and the natural beauty of Sigiriya.!
Useful links and Info; Travel to Sigiriya
Morning and evening are the best times for you to visit Sigiriya. That is, during the (12.00 PM-3.00 PM) afternoon, a relatively high number of tourists visit Sigiriya and the sun is high, so the trip is quite difficult.
Also, at present, the opportunity to see the impressive sunrise from the top of Sigiriya in the morning has also been given.
Accordingly, permission has been given to enter Sigiriya from 5.30 am.
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Sigiriya Tickets; It is approximately $30 for foreign tourists. Website
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