Royal water gardens
Cultural Triangle · Sigiriya

Royal water gardens

Symmetrical 1,500-year-old water gardens with fountains that still function in monsoon.

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Royal water gardens

Among the world's oldest landscaped gardens, the symmetrical pools, moats and pressurised fountains at the rock's base showcase remarkable Sinhalese hydraulic engineering. They still spurt to life when the monsoon rains fill the underground channels.

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