Sigiriya

Sigiriya, Sri Lanka

Rising like a solitary island out of the Central Province plains, Sigiriya is a colossal granite monolith crowned by the ruins of a 5th-century royal citadel.

Rising like a solitary island out of the Central Province plains, Sigiriya is a colossal granite monolith crowned by the ruins of a 5th-century royal citadel.Approaching through cool, geometric water gardens and terraces, you feel the scale of ancient ambition: engineered pools, concealed moats and symmetrical pathways that frame the climb.