The view down to the water garden

Sigiriya
19th March 2014

Sigiriya is a massive  rock monolith in central Sri Lanka.  At over 200m tall it towers over the surrounding plains and has been inhabited for several thousand of years by various peoples, from Buddhists to regional kings.  These days the water gardens have long since fallen into disrepair and the buildings atop the rock are nothing more than brick foundations.