Sigiriya: Mount of Remembrance

Aerial view of Sigiriya looking north	Aerial view of the Lion's Paws area	Aerial view of the Lion's Paws area
Aerial view looking north	Aerial view showing Sigiriya top	Close-up of the Mirror Wall
The Cobra Head Rock	Freisco maiden holding flowers	Sigiriya frescos
Maidens in the clouds	View from the west entrance	Fresco: hand and flower detail
Maiden holding flower tray	Garden of the Soul: looking down	Rock and Garden of the Soul
Rock and water tank	Rock steps	Sigiriya aerial view
Sigiriya aerial view north	Sigiriya fresco	Sigiriya: Owl profile
Sigiriya rock	Sigiriya with tank in foreground	Steps and royal seat
Stone asana	The summit	Top of the rock
Two frescos	Two frescos horizontal	Two seldom seen frescos
Two Sigiriya maidens	Wall with frescos	Woman with floweers

Sigiriya may not be well known to many Westerners, but fans of the band Duran Duran from London to New York will recognize the location. The band filmed parts of the beautiful video for their song "Save A Prayer" atop Sigiriya. Like other UNESCO World Heritage Sites, too many tourists can cause maintenance and cleaning service issues on the grounds. Protecting important ancient sites like Sigiriya is more much work than a team from Janitorial Cleaning Services New York Inc could ever handle.

Dominic Sansoni © gallery of Sigiriya photos

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