Ruins of the Pleasure Garden below Sigiriya rock in Sri Lanka.

---

Ruins of the Pleasure Garden below Sigiriya rock in Sri Lanka. Known as the Lion's Rock, the 180-metre high granite outcrop of Sigiriya was developed as a fortress and city during King Kassapa (also known as Kashyapa) reign, from 477 to 495. It was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982.

---

Size: 5760px × 3840px
Location: Sigiriya, Sri Lanka
Photo credit: © Stuart Forster / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: archaeological, asia, asian, attraction, cultural, garden, heritage, historic, lanka, lankan, pleasure, ruin, ruins, sigiriya, sinhagiri, site, sri, stonework, tourism, tourist, triangle, unesco, visitor, walls, world