Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Ancient City of Sigiriya' has mentioned 'Frescoes' in the following places:
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He built his palace on the top of this rock and decorated its sides with colourful frescoes. | WIKI |
Contents 1 History 1.1 Historical past 2 Archaeological remains and features 2.1 Site plan 3 Frescoes 3.1 1967 vandalism incident 4 Mirror wall 5 Gardens 5.1 Water gardens 5.2 Boulder gardens 5.3 Terraced gardens 6 In popular culture 7 See also 8 References 9 Further reading 10 External links | WIKI |
The Sigiriya site contains the ruins of an upper palace located on the flat top of the rock, a mid-level terrace that includes the Lion Gate and the mirror wall with its frescoes, the lower palaces clings to the slopes below the rocks. | WIKI |
Frescoes[edit] | WIKI |
More frescoes, different from those on the rock face, can be seen elsewhere, for example on the ceiling of the location called the "Cobra Hood Cave". | WIKI |
Although the frescoes are classified as in the Anuradhapura period, the painting style is considered unique;[10] the line and style of application of the paintings differing from Anuradhapura paintings. | WIKI |
On 14 October 1967, an incident of vandalism took place where paint was splashed on the frescoes. | WIKI |
[13] There is continued concern that the original colours of the frescoes are fading, with a report presented in 2010 suggesting that the 22 frescoes have been fading since 1930. | WIKI |
The mirror wall and spiral stairs leading to the frescoes | WIKI |
Out of the 1500 plus poems, most are addressed to the ladies on the frescoes. | WIKI |
A contemporary female, clearly less enamoured with the frescoes, records different, if equally passionate emotions: | WIKI |