A complex masterpiece of irrigation engineering design, Sigiriya's artfully designed water gardens required structural planning way ahead of its time. Orange sand particles twinkled in the sun as ...

Perched on a slab of rock that juts dramatically over the forests of central Sri Lanka, Sigiriya is as imposing a sight now as it must have been when it was first built by a fierce king in the ...

Sri Lanka’s iconic Sigiriya Rock Fortress, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is set to regain international attention following significant pledges of support for its conservation and development. Recent ...

However, ICOMOS Sri Lanka was involved. The UNESCO Reactive Monitoring Mission found that the proposed extension of the Sigiriya airport to serve as the principal base for fighter jets would undermine ...