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A City in Sri Lanka Turned a Nearly 200-Metre Rock Into a Palace, Fortress and Garden with Pools Powered by an Ancient Hydraulic System

Summary by O Antagonista
In the center of Sri Lanka, a huge rock formation dominates the plain where King Kassapa I established his capital in the fifth century. Sigiriya gathered palaces, fortifications, gardens, ditches, pools and hydraulic engineering in a single complex, distributed from the flat terrain to the top of the rock. UNESCO places the peak approximately 180 meters...
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In the center of Sri Lanka, a huge rock formation dominates the plain where King Kassapa I established his capital in the fifth century. Sigiriya gathered palaces, fortifications, gardens, ditches, pools and hydraulic engineering in a single complex, distributed from the flat terrain to the top of the rock. UNESCO places the peak approximately 180 meters...

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O Antagonista broke the news in São Paulo, Brazil on Thursday, September 3, 2026.
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