CEYLON'S ROCK CITADEL ATTRACTS ROYAL NAVY VISITORS. 2 OCTOBER 1944, SIGIRIYA, CEYLON. HUNDREDS OF MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL NAVY STATIONED IN CEYLON HAVE VISITED SIGIRYA, THE FAMOUS "LION ROCK" CITADEL, A MASS OF GRANITE WHICH RISES TO HEIGHT OF 600 FEET OUT OF THE SURROUNDING PLAINS, CHIEF ATTRACTION IS THE FAMOUS FRESCOES WHICH ARE PAINTED ON THE WALLS OF A NATURAL CAVERN, AND DATE BACK TO THE 6TH CENTURY AD DURING THE REIGN OF KING KASSAPA. - A view of the famous rock,

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