World Heritage Sites

Apr 30

Litomyšl Castle Door - Czech Republic

Scraffito on roofline of Litomysl Castle- Czech Republic

Litomyšl Gallery Arches - Czech Republic

Litomyšl Castle Panorama - Czech Republic

Litomyšl Castle was originally a Renaissance arcade-castle of the type first developed in Italy and then adopted and greatly developed in central Europe in the 16th century. Its design and decoration are particularly fine, including the later High-Baroque features added in the 18th century. It preserves intact the range of ancillary buildings associated with an aristocratic residence of this type.

Apr 29

Sigiriya, City on a Rock - Sri Lanka

Sigiriya, Frescoes - Sri Lanka

Sigiriya,Lion Mountain - Sri Lanka

Sigiriya Terraces - Sri Lanka

Sigiriya - Sri Lanka

Ancient City of Sigiriya - Sri Lanka -

The ruins of the capital built by the parricidal King Kassapa I (477–95) lie on the steep slopes and at the summit of a granite peak standing some 370 m high (the ‘Lion’s Rock’, which dominates the jungle from all sides). A series of galleries and staircases emerging from the mouth of a gigantic lion constructed of bricks and plaster provide access to the site.