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Mirror wall The Mirror Wall dates from the fifth century and has been substantially preserved in its original from. Built up from the base of the rock itself with brick masonry, the wall has a highly polished plaster finish, from which it gets its ancient name, the Mirror Wall. The wall encloses a walk or gallery paved with polished marble slabs. The famous Sigiriya paintings are found in a depression high above this gallery. The polished inner surface of the mirror wall contains the Sigiriya Graffiti as described above |
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Picture Gallery
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The Palace | |||||||||||||
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Birds
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Field Guide
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What
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Paints
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Meaning
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Royal gardens
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Water
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Miniature
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Terraced garden
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Urban
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Sigiri Graffiti | |||||||||||||
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Mirror Wall | |||||||||||||
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