WORLD LANDMARKS · 5th C.
Sigiriya, Sri Lanka
King Kashyapa built the citadel in the late 5th century. Frescoes and a polished 'mirror wall' covered in ancient graffiti survive.
The story, as a puzzle
A palace on the rock.
In the 5th century, a king built his palace on top of a sheer rock that rises about 180 metres above the plain, entered between the paws of a giant lion. Pin it.
Where it is
Think you'd have found it on the map?
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