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Sri Lanka’s Sigiriya Rock is famous for its past, present and even future.
In the present, it is considered one of Sri Lanka’s Ancient Wonders. It attracts many thousands of tourists each year who enjoy the view following the 1202-step climb to the top, and often partake in wild elephant safaris in the adjacent national parks.
As for the future, Colombo-based speculative fiction writer Arthur C Clarke set the Rock as the location for his famous “space elevators” in Fountains of Paradise. That was his fantastic idea about transporting people and goods up to orbiting space stations via fixed 36,000km long elevators. It’s a strange idea that scientists now consider actually has some merit to enable cheaper space travel – a long time in the future, of course.
But the Rock’s main claim to fame is it history – including its place as home to nearly 100 swimming pools and ponds and an incredible series of fountains as part of the world’s oldest landscaped gardens.
The pools, fountains and gardens were built by King Kasyapa in the fifth century AD as part of his development of the Rock as a fortress: his Palace in the Sky. Having killed his father to assume the throne, he needed a place to protect himself from his vengeful brother. The fortress was surrounded by three rings of crocodile-infested moats, and was manned by guards who balanced on the edges of the rock – an automatic punishment if they fell asleep was to fall to their deaths.
But Kasyapa spent most of his time on the ground level, laying in resplendent bliss in his water garden, watching his 500 wives bath in the shadow of the Rock.
Not satisfied to merely watch his real wives – who hailed from all over Asia and even Africa – he also had detailed and colourful portraits of each of them painted on the side of the Rock. According to the ancient history found scribed next to the pictures, this was so he could see them in the reflection of his pools. The frescoes were painted on a highly polished, mirrored surface. T
“Ayubowan” is the traditional greeting in Sinhalese meaning. “Ayubowan” is the traditional greeting in Sinhalese meaning "MAY YOU ENJOY LONG LIFE.“ The palms clasped together and a gentle bow of the head accompanies the "Ayubowan", Sri Lanka's gentle gesture of welcome and respect.
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