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Title
Lion Staircase
Creator
Bopearachchi, Osmund
Date Created and/or Issued
2005
Publication Information
Claremont Colleges Library
Contributing Institution
Claremont Colleges Library
Collection
Ancient Cultural Sites and Royal Residences
Rights Information
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Description
The great Lion Staircase in brick today comprises only a pair of colossal paws flanking the lower part of the limestone staircase and a vast amount of brick masonry surrounding them. The head and chest are misssing. A modern iron staircase enables the visitor to ascend to the summit.
Type
image
Format
image/jp2
Identifier
acs01648.JPG
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15831coll15/id/1705
Subject
Stairs
Time Period
5th century CE
Place
Sigiriya Rock: Palace and Gardens
Sigiriya/Matale District
Relation
Ancient Buddhist Sites and Royal Residences in Sri Lanka - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/p15831coll15

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