Sigiriya - "Eighth Wonder of World". Enter a time when men tamed the rocks, filled oceans & built cities in the sky.
Sigiriya being a fortress, had been well designed for its defences by having ramparts and moats built around it. There are several approaches to the inner city and the most prominent is the Western entrance. From the summit of the rock, the land area up to a distance of hundreds of miles can be watched making it hard for the enemy to make a surprise attack to the kingdom.
King Kassapa had reverted his fortress to an ecological wonder by having Royal Pleasure Gardens, Water Gardens, Fountain Gardens and Boulder Gardens made inside the inner city as well as at the palace premises on the Rock summit.
The most renowned is the Sigiriya Rock Paintings or Frescoes of Sigiri Damsels locally called as ‘Sigiri Apsara’ painted on a Western Rock face cavity about 100 meters high from the rock base.
King Kassapa had reverted his fortress to an ecological wonder by having Royal Pleasure Gardens, Water Gardens, Fountain Gardens and Boulder Gardens made inside the inner city as well as at the palace premises on the Rock summit.
The most renowned is the Sigiriya Rock Paintings or Frescoes of Sigiri Damsels locally called as ‘Sigiri Apsara’ painted on a Western Rock face cavity about 100 meters high from the rock base.
There now remains around 21 paintings of Sigiriya Damsels. Earlier there had been around five hundred paintings during King Kassapa’s time along with several other places of the same Western Rock face.
The mandate of the SLCB
A non-profit, promotional organization functioning under the Ministry of Tourism Development and Christian Religious Affairs, the Sri Lanka Convention Bureau is the primary contact point for meeting planners, incentive operators, and corporate houses.
Additionally, it is the government organization for providing information, advice and expertise when organizing MICE events in Sri Lanka.
• Assisting professional conference organisers and associations with the preparation of bid and site reports.
• Supplying partners and conference organizers with promotional material and research information.
• Coordinating with government departments to secure necessary clearances, particularly in the areas of protocol and facilitation.
• Coordinating with the National Carrier and other carriers.
• Actively participating in major events that are organized in Sri Lanka and providing the Steering Committee with marketing and promotional expertise.
• Providing assistance to members of the local organising committee (Eg. Medical Association, Bankers Association, etc) in compiling and submitting relevant bids and promoting delegate attendance.
WEBSITES
Sri Lanka Tourism Development and Christian Religios Affairs - www.tourismmin.gov.lk
Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority - www.sltda.gov.lk
Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau - www. srilanka.travel
Government of Sri Lanka - www.gov.lk
Airport and Aviation - www.airport.lk
A non-profit, promotional organization functioning under the Ministry of Tourism Development and Christian Religious Affairs, the Sri Lanka Convention Bureau is the primary contact point for meeting planners, incentive operators, and corporate houses.
Additionally, it is the government organization for providing information, advice and expertise when organizing MICE events in Sri Lanka.
• Assisting professional conference organisers and associations with the preparation of bid and site reports.
• Supplying partners and conference organizers with promotional material and research information.
• Coordinating with government departments to secure necessary clearances, particularly in the areas of protocol and facilitation.
• Coordinating with the National Carrier and other carriers.
• Actively participating in major events that are organized in Sri Lanka and providing the Steering Committee with marketing and promotional expertise.
• Providing assistance to members of the local organising committee (Eg. Medical Association, Bankers Association, etc) in compiling and submitting relevant bids and promoting delegate attendance.
WEBSITES
Sri Lanka Tourism Development and Christian Religios Affairs - www.tourismmin.gov.lk
Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority - www.sltda.gov.lk
Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau - www. srilanka.travel
Government of Sri Lanka - www.gov.lk
Airport and Aviation - www.airport.lk
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