The isolated rock Sigiriya was the royal citadel for 18 years in the 5th century. Still its great glory is undisputed and it offers a remarkable memory for the visitors. The rock palace built by king Kasyapa is a masterpiece of construction, artistry & irrigation. Sigiriya is world famous for its frescoes. You could get to the frescoes pocket through a spiral staircase, here you'll find the phenomenal frescoes of the Sigiriya maidens. Earlier there have been 500 'damsels' but today only 18 of them exsists.You could see the old palace in the rock's summit. The whole area of about three acres was occupied by buildings. Water garden of Sigiriya is also a great creation with ornamental ponds.

On the polished surface are the Sigiri Graffiti recorded by processions of visitors to the rock in the past.On the western and northern sides of the steep rock face runs a gallery or pathway, which provides access to the seemingly inaccessible summit. Shielding this pathway is a 9 1/2 ft. plaster wall, so highly polished, that even today, after fifteen centuries of exposure to sun, wind and rain, one can see one's reflection in it. Hence the name "Mirror Wall".

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