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Sigiriya -- ( The Lions Rock ) The 8th wonder of the World

(This was filmed from the bottom of the rock. The zoomed pics at the top of the rock are all from here. This an unbelievable place.. couldnt believe the workmanship and the fact that a kingdom was here on top of a rock. How magnificient would have been then...Pl watch in 720HD. Hope you will get some insight from this video..) Sigiriya -- ( The Lions Rock ) The 8th wonder of the World ===++++++++=====+++++=======++++++======+ Ancient City of Sigiriya in Sri lanka - UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Sigiriya, the spectacular 'Lion rock' fortress, stands majestically overlooking the luscious green jungle surroundings, and is one of Sri Lanka's major attractions. Sigiriya is a major archaeological site in North Central Sri Lanka. At Sigiriya we find the ruins of an ancient palace complex built during the reign of King Kasyapa. It has been ascribed by UNESCO as one of the seven World Heritage Sites in Sri Lanka. Probably the most recognizable feature in Sri Lanka is the spectacular rock fortress of Sigiriya. Originally built in 477 A.D. as an impregnable fortress and palace, Sigiriya was later used as a monastic refuge in the 16th and 17th centuries. The rock dramatically rises 200 meters above the surrounding plains and it is a wonder to imagine how they managed to carry up the materials necessary for its construction. At the base lies the remains of the royal rock and water gardens in what once was the lush pleasure gardens of the royalty. The most significant feature of the Rock would have been the Lion staircase leading to the palace garden on the summit. Based on the ideas described in some of the graffiti, this Lion staircase could be visualised as a gigantic figure towering majestically against the granite cliff, facing north, bright coloured, and awe-inspiring. Built in the 5 century AC this magnificent complex of geometrically laid gardens, pools, fountains (still working today) as well as oldest surviving murals of maidens has been a palace of the King Kasyapa. About halfway up the rock is the sheltered gallery of frescoes painted on the sheer rock face. Some of them are still in remarkably good condition. Only 22 out of an estimated 500 pictures now remain. The Sigiriya rock fortress was built by King Kasyapa, a son of King Dhatusena. As legend goes, King Dhatusena was overthrown and walled in, alive by Kasyapa in 473 AD. Mogallana, Dhatusena's son by the true queen fled to India, vowing revenge. Kasyapa fearing an invasion built this impregnable fortress at Sigiriya. When the invasion finally came in 491, Kasyapa rode out to battle in his war elephant.In an attempt to out-flank his half-brother, Kasyapa took a wrong turn, where his elephant got stuck in the mud. His soldiers, thinking Kasyapa was retreating fled abandoning him, and he took his own life. Sigiriya later became a monastic refuge, but eventually fell into disrepair.