2024.03.28.011 SRI-LANKA - SIGIRIYA - Le Rocher du Lion. le but c'est de monter la-haut (env 1800 marches)

            Kassapa fait bâtir au sommet du rocher une forteresse et il aménage au sol toute la partie qui s'étend au Sud et à l'Est du rocher où il fait édifier deux rangées de murailles et de fossés, le Nord et l’Ouest étant protégés par l’épaisse jungle qui empêche toute invasion massive. Kassapa fait trouer une percée souterraine depuis le réservoir situé au Nord-Est jusqu’au site de Sigirîya afin d’y amener l’eau courante, la pente de cette canalisation est très faible et l’écart d’altitude entre le réservoir et le site de Sigirîya n’excède pas 50 centimètres. Cependant cela suffit pour que l’eau jaillisse à Sigirîya et les jardins entourant le site sont parsemés de bassins et constellés de petites fontaines.

Kassapa had a fortress built at the top of the rock and laid out the entire area to the south and east of the rock, where he had two rows of walls and ditches built. The north and west were protected by thick jungle, which prevented any mass invasion. Kassapa had an underground breakthrough drilled from the reservoir in the north-east to the site of Sigirîya in order to bring running water there. The slope of this pipe was very slight and the difference in altitude between the reservoir and the site of Sigirîya was no more than 50 centimetres. However, this is enough for water to gush out at Sigirîya, and the gardens surrounding the site are dotted with pools and dotted with small fountains.

Taken in: Sri Lanka / Central Province / Dambulla / Sigiriya (show map)

Taken on: March 28, 2024

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Sets appears in: • 2024.03.28 SRI-LANKA - SIGIRIYA

Groups appears in: • 1001 Nights/THE NEW (P1-A9) ☆

Camera: Nikon D5500, f/4.0, 1/60 sec, 18mm (=27mm), ISO 560 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D5500
Lens:	18.0-140.0 mm f/3.5-5.6
Aperture:	f/4.0
Exposure Time:	0.017 sec (1/60)
Focal Length:	18mm (35mm equivalent: 27mm)
ISO:	560
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Not Defined
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	Low gain up
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Elements 18.0 (Windows)
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