360 view from the top of Sigiriya Rock, Sri Lanka

360 View from the summit of Sigiriya, Sri Lanka, June 2007. A Unesco World Heritage site.

The ruins of the capital built by the parricidal King Kassapa I (477--95) lie on the steep slopes and at the summit of a granite peak standing some 370 m high (the 'Lion's Rock', which dominates the jungle from all sides). A series of galleries and staircases emerging from the mouth of a gigantic lion constructed of bricks and plaster provide access to the site.

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