1. Proposed expansion of the military airport: The national authorities responsible for the protection of the site through the Sri Lankan Ambassador to UNESCO informed the World Heritage Centre in ...
It is a tale of treachery and deceit, love and hate, triumph and disaster that has fascinated people down the ages. It is also a tale of craftsmanship and sensuous art, the legacy of which still holds ...
Sigiriya, Sri Lanka, came in at No. 1. Booking.com recently released its 13th annual Traveler Review Awards, unveiling the "Most Welcoming Places" worldwide to visit in 2025. Ratings for the list ...
Last year, there were reports that the giant bee hives of Sigiriya had been removed by authorities using various chemicals or local exorcism rites, or shanthi karma. A series of bee attacks on ...
ICOMOS monitoring missions to these three World Heritage sites in Sri Lanka were undertaken in November December 1994. The final and comprehensive report of this mission was submitted by ICOMOS in ...