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Sigiriya: research and management at a fifth-century garden complex

1997; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 17; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/01445170.1997.10412538

0144-5170

Senake Bandaranayake,

Archaeological Research and Protection

Abstract Sri Lanka enjoys a unique situation in Asian and world garden history, having at least three archaeologically well-preserved, planned garden systems, as well several other garden and building complexes, dating from a period of more than rooo years ago.1 Pre-eminent among them are the royal gardens at Sigiriya, 'the Lion Mountain', dating from the fifth century and probably the oldest surviving large-scale gardens in Asia. Although Sigiriya is a World Heritage site, the gardens are little known internationally. Even in Sri Lanka it is only as a result of the work under the Cultural Triangle Project through the 1980s that these gardens have become a subject of wide interest.