{"id":1153,"date":"2019-10-03T07:01:12","date_gmt":"2019-10-03T07:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/talesofcey.wpengine.com\/?page_id=1153"},"modified":"2019-10-08T07:29:25","modified_gmt":"2019-10-08T07:29:25","slug":"take-a-stroll-in-the-mesmerizing-gardens-of-an-ancient-fortress","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.talesofceylon.com\/destinations\/sigiriya\/tales-of-sigiriya\/take-a-stroll-in-the-mesmerizing-gardens-of-an-ancient-fortress\/","title":{"rendered":"Take a Stroll in the Mesmerizing Gardens of an Ancient Fortress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Towering over the jungles of the central plains of Sri Lanka, the Sigiriya rock fortress has long captured the attention of history enthusiasts and travellers from across the world, thanks to its intriguing past. The place abounds with mystery and showcases the great mastery of the architects of old. Built during the reign of the legendary King Kashyapa I in the 5 th Century AD, the complex is an eclectic mix of symmetrical and asymmetrical features which parallel other historical monuments from around the world. Many archaeologists and historians have documented stories, theories and evidence behind its creation, some of the more popular are by Prof. Senake Bandaranayake and Dr. Senarat Paranavitana.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Towering over the jungles of the central plains of Sri Lanka, the Sigiriya rock fortress has long captured the attention of history enthusiasts and travellers from across the world, thanks to its intriguing past. The place abounds with mystery and showcases the great mastery of the architects of old. Built during the reign of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":623,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1153","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.talesofceylon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1153","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.talesofceylon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.talesofceylon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.talesofceylon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.talesofceylon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1153"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.talesofceylon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1153\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.talesofceylon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/623"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.talesofceylon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}