An Interesting Place I have visited

Sigiriya can be identified as the most beautiful place I have visited. I have visited Sigiriya twice. I recognized many of its special features. I went to visit Sigiriya with my family last year. That trip was a very important.

I learnt so many things about Sigiriya .Sigiriya Rock Fortress is considered as one of the World heritages nominated by UNESCO. It is located in the central Province of Sri Lanka. This fortress was built by king Kashyapa. He built his palace on the top of this rock and decorated its sites with colourful  frescoes. As I think Sigiriya is a place of archaeological value.

The height of this fortress is a 600 feet. We can see the frescoes and also, the inscriptions on the mirror wall. There are ruins of an ancient place on the top of this rock. The flight of steps to the top rock is through the mouth of a large carved lion. So the rock was called "Sinhagiriya". Later it became "Sigiriya".

There are nearly 700 verses written by the visitors on the  mirror wall. Several books on the Sigiriya Graffity have been written by the professor Senarath Paranawithana, who was the commissioner of Aecheology.

We can see the landscaped gardens, water gardens, and caves in Sigiriya. The fountains are still active during the rainy season. It is one of the best preserved examples of ancient urban planning and is the most visited historic site in Sri Lanka. It's our duty to protect this ancient monument.