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A fantastic climb reaching the top by sunset is spectacular!! The stairs are a bit scary but it is worth it and great exercise!
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Sigiriya Highlights: Must-See Features and Attractions
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The Lion Rock in Sigiriya, Sri Lanka, is an air palace that took 18 years to build on the orange-red giant rock. It is known as the eighth wonder of the world and is the apex of Sri Lanka's "cultural golden triangle". At first, the giant rock was built to look like a huge lion, but now the lion's head has been weathered and fallen, leaving only the lion's body. The scope of Lion Rock is relatively large, including moats, huge rocks, and broken walls at the top of the rocks.
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A fantastic climb reaching the top by sunset is spectacular!! The stairs are a bit scary but it is worth it and great exercise!
Sigiriya Lion Rock is a mesmerizing ancient fortress in Sri Lanka. Its towering presence is a testament to ancient engineering. The rock's ascent offers panoramic views of lush landscapes. The captivating frescoes and the mythical lion's paws are captivating. Don't miss the historical intrigue! 🦁🌄 #SigiriyaRock #SriLanka #MustVisit
Lion Rock is the most impressive of all Sri Lanka's monuments. In the 5th century, King Kayebo of the Dadushena Dynasty spent 18 years building a majestic and hard-to-guard palace using the condescending rock and the surrounding rich plains. The main body of the palace and rock is carved into the shape of a lion, known as the "Lion Rock". With the change of dynasty, the lion rock also disappeared and disappeared from the sea. Until 1889, the archaeologists discovered the excavation, the relics were re-emerged, and in 1982 it was named "World Heritage Site". The large scenic spot, the towering rock, from the outside and the inside, from the low to the high, the beautiful scenery. Under the rock. Two moats + three walls of the area surrounded by. The huge tree-lined garden, the horizontal mirrored river, the remains of the palace wall base, the greenery is full of thick vicissitudes. Rock climbing. The top of the rock more than 180 meters high requires climbing more than 1200 stone steps/iron ladders to reach. The most thrilling section is the last nearly 500 steps. From the well-stocked lion's double claws, the 1 meter wide iron ladder, the inclination angle of 60-70 degrees alternates upward, more than half of tourists are here to look away... Rock top. Breathing- arrived. 1.2 10,000 square meters (nearly 2 football fields of area) flat rock top, half of the peak is a palace, half is a garden, now a flat piece + a few pieces of debris, vicissitudes! Standing on the rocky edge, the green plain at your feet is endless, the sun in front of you penetrates the dark clouds, looking at the beautiful scenery, shouting: Sri Lanka, I am here!
@🇱🇰Sri Lanka,Sigirya 锡吉里亚狮子岩Lion Rock世界第八大奇迹——狮子岩(建在巨石上的古城)景区是一块古老的瓷火山栓火山喷发熔岩翠冷凝结形成的巨石,形成了天然的施行洞穴和崖壁,形似雄狮的孤傲陡峰。据传说是卡斯亚帕国王的宫殿,也是一处佛教圣地。登顶狮子岩山顶平台&岩体石窟壁画
We asked others, they said that people who go to Lion Rock usually live near Lion Rock the first day, and the next morning when the sun has not risen, boarding Lion Rock is the best choice. Although we have not been able to get on the Lion Rock as we wish, but we are yielding to nature for nothing to be disappointed, we have come to Sri Lanka Lion Rock hard, afraid of the heat of nature and yield, is not the purpose that tourism needs to achieve?