Sigiriya the Ancient rock fortress -sri lanka’s 8 th wonder of the world

 Sigiriya: Sri Lanka's Ancient Rock Fortress That Will Take Your Breath Away

Have you ever climbed a 200-meter high rock to see a 1500-year-old palace in the sky?

This is Sigiriya, also known as the Lion Rock. It is not just a rock. It is Sri Lanka's most famous UNESCO World Heritage Site and many call it the 8th Wonder of the World.

Why Sigiriya is So Special?

King Kashyapa built this amazing palace on top of this giant rock in the 5th century. He built it to protect himself from his enemies, but he made it the most beautiful palace in the 

1. The Lion's Paws (Sinha Pawwa)

When you climb halfway, you will see two giant lion paws. Long ago, there was a full lion statue here. You have to walk into the lion's mouth to go to the top!

2. The Sigiriya Frescoes (Sigiriya Apsarawan)

On the rock wall, there are beautiful paintings of ancient queens and princesses. The colors are still bright after 1500 years! Only 22 paintings are left from 500.

3. The Palace on Top

At the very top, there is a huge flat area. This was the King's palace, with swimming pools! Yes, swimming pools on top of a rock! The view from the top is unbelievable. You can see green jungles for 

My Travel Tips for You:

*   Best Time to Go: Go early morning at 7 AM. It's less hot and less crowded. The sunset is also amazing.

*   Ticket Price: $35 for foreigners, LKR 2000 for locals (2026).

*   Wear: Comfortable shoes and a hat. You have to climb 1200 steps!

*   Don't Miss: The Water Gardens at the bottom. It's one of the oldest landscaped gardens in the world.

Sigiriya is not just a place to visit. It is a place to feel the history of our Sri Lanka.

Have you been to Sigiriya? Tell me in the comments what you felt when you saw it for the first time!

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Rangiri Dambulla cave temple

Sri lanka has more cave temples but between those temples the Rangiri Dambulla is the most venerate among Buddhist people. This most venerate temple is located in middle of sri lanka (north Kandy) and it is declared by UNESCO as a archeological and artistic value. 

If you are in Colombo, it is 148 km away from Colombo main city and 72 km from north of kandy.

There are nearly 80 caves in the area. In inside of caves there are so many painting about Lord Buddha life. The name of Dambulla delivers from Damba-Rock and Ulla.

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Katunayake Expressway

The Colombo – Katunayake Expressway (CKE) starts from the New Kelani Bridge and ends at the access road to the International Airport, Katunayake. 

                                                                   The proposed railway route would go on the Airport road, then cross the Negombo Main Highway and the Negombo lagoon and connect to the new Katunayake Expressway.  It will then be constructed parallel to the main Expressway along it’s 30 meter reservation area for an approximate distance of 30 kilometers until it reaches the town of Wattala. 

Here it Crosses the Negombo main Road yet again and from the Hunupitiya railway station , travels alongside the Existing Railway line until the cross-over at the Kelaniya River. At this boundary to the Colombo city limits, the new railway track would be taken across the river on a modern bridge and will reach its destination, the ‘Fort Lotus terminal’ after a total of 15 minutes travels time.     

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                     MTTALA RAJAPAKSA AIRPORT

This project was started by president Mahinda rajapaksha  November 27 the year 2009 with an investment put in of 209 million dollars. The airport is aimed to assist development in the country, through increasing both international and domestic travel capacity and transport efficiency, and also to offer support to the other transport industries like the Magampura Mahinda Rjapaksa Port and the bandaranayake  International Airport.
                         The new international airport project at Maththala is being carried out in phases including a $200m first phase of work to build a 3,500m runway with a width of 75m, capable of accommodating four aircrafts at the same time.               

  passenger terminal building equipped with the latest baggage handling mechanisms, a cargo loading/Unloading and storage facilities, A 41 meter air traffic controlling unit, Two air bridges with navigating capabilities and finally a jumbo jet passenger terminal. At the finalization of this phase, the airport will be able to handle four airplanes in the same time and one million passengers per year.  

Sri lanka National Museum

Today I am going to post about Sri lanka National Museum. Earlier, it was called The Colombo Museum, and it was established 1877 first of January. At this time, sri lanka is governed by British Government. . Sir William Henry Gregory was the British Governor of Sri Lanka at that time. He was the main founder for establish a museum. 

At this, current time is one of two museums in Colombo, and it is sri lanka largest museum. At this moment, it is maintained by the Department of National Museum.  The museum holds sri lanka ancient things such as regalia of the sri lankan past kings. Even it holds most important historical things.