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Sri Lanka’s Granite Fortress

Ancient rock formations provided the foundation for a palace, fortress, moat and expansive water gardens built in the fifth century.


NASA Earth Observatory image by Lauren Dauphin, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey. First photograph of the Sigiriya inselberg by Claire Rowland. Photograph of summit ruins and text by Adam Voiland.

Published March 5, 2022
Data acquired October 23, 2021

Sources:
Landsat 8 > OLI
Photograph