The Story of Sigiriya

How did a lonely rock in the forest become a palace in the sky? The Story of Sigiriya tells the history of the Lion Rock in twelve short chapters, each opened by a full-colour painting: the hunter-gatherers of the Aligala rock shelter, the monks' caves with their Brahmi inscriptions, King Dhatusena and his two sons, Kasyapa's city on the summit, the Lion Gate, the painted maidens, the poems of the Mirror Wall, the gardens and their fountains, the last battle, the rediscovery by Jonathan Forbes and H. C. P. Bell, and Sigiriya as a World Heritage Site today. Written simply for readers from about ten years old to adults, for school projects, for families before a visit, and for anyone who loves Sri Lanka's past. Where the story follows the old Culavamsa chronicle, the book says so. - 12 chapters, about 350 words each - 12 full-colour paintings - A timeline and a list of words to know Printed in full colour in Sri Lanka on demand when you order. The digital edition shows the book page by page on any phone or computer.