Sigiriya Lion Rock, Sri Lanka
Sigiriya Lion Rock Sigiriya is isolated steep rock that rises to an elevation of 349 meters above mean sea level and 180m above the surrounding plain. Sigiriya is world heritage site which has listed by UNESCO on year 1982, since unique collections of many disciplines including City Planning, Landscape and Interior Architecture, Hydraulic and structural Engineering, Painting, Sculpture and Sinhala Calligraphy. Values of Sigiriya can be considered in five aspects as Archeological value, Historical value, Architectural value, Artistic value, Cultural value and Literary value. Site is one of popular tourist spot in the Sri Lanka and the world also. Sigiriya also call as Lion Rock that visitors ascend through the open paws of the Lion. Location: Sigiriya Rock(Sigiriya Lion Rock) is located in the Matale District, Central Province of Sri Lanka( Coordinates; Latitude: 7.9570⁰ Longitude: 80.7603⁰). Access of the location can be get at Inamaluwa junction(Sigiriya Junction) through Ambe