Sigiriya Trip of ICT students of UoJ

Students of department of ICT of university of Jaffna visited the place on 30th january 2018.It was a nice journey ,we paid for the tickets at the entrance and then we started our journey. There were 26 girls and boys (including couples) joined for the journey.e started our trip from west gate and we had seen the famous wall painting,the mirror wall and  many more monuments......

We spent nearly about 2 hours at the top of the rock and we safely went down of the rock...

Small Fact:

Sigiriya is an ancient rock fortress located in nothern Matale district near the Dambulla town which is famous for cave temple.The name refers to a site of historical and archaeological significanc .This site was selected by King Kasyapa (477 – 495 CE) for his new capital. He built his palace on the top of this rock and decorated its sides with colourful frescoes. On a small plateau about halfway up the side of this rock he built a gateway in the form of an enormous lion.The name of this place is derived from this structure —Sīhāgiri, the Lion Rock. The capital and the royal palace was abandoned after the king's death. It was used as a Buddhist monastery until the 14th century.The rock is about 660ft high.

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