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Sigiriya (inhabited place)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

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No. 216. Galleries up which the ascent is made, Sigiriya, Ceylon [i.e. Sri Lanka], 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/PC Ceylon/83
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Monochrome postcards of the ruined cities of Ceylon, published by Platé Ltd.

Dates: 1910
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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No. 217. View from east of the Cistern Rock (left) and Audience Hall Rock (right) Sigiriya, 1895 - 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/PC Ceylon/52
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Monochrome postcards showing views in Colombo, Kandy and the ruined cities of Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa, published by Platé Ltd.

Dates: 1895 - 1900
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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No. 217. View from east of the Cistern Rock (left) and Audience Hall Rock (right) Sigiriya, 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/PC Ceylon/84
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Monochrome postcards of the ruined cities of Ceylon, published by Platé Ltd.

Dates: 1910
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Sigiriya Rock and Plain, 1924

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/PC Ceylon/72
Scope and Contents

The printed caption on the reverse reads: 'This rock was converted into a palace and fortress by King Kasyapa in the 4th Century A.D.'.

Dates: 1924
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Sigiriya Rock and Tank, 1924

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/PC Ceylon/71
Scope and Contents

The printed caption on the reverse reads: 'This rock was converted into a palace and fortress by King Kasyapa in the 4th Century A.D.'.

Dates: 1924
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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The fortified rock of Siguri [Sigiriya], Ceylon, 1870 - 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y302A/33
Scope and Contents

272 x 216mrn. General view of the summit of Sigiriya with the path leading up the side of the rock in the foreground. Photographer unknown, probably Scowen &Co.

Dates: 1870 - 1900
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).