Sigiriya: An Incredible Example of Ancient Engineering

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[@arjunpandya1031]

The photo is of Kashyapa rishis (sages) not the king

[@MrGimme20dollarz]

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[@WaterspoutsOfTheDeep]

It's unprofessional when you "megaprojects" start removing and hiding comments especially when they are only stating findings in science no less. Basically you are anti-science because you don't like the conclusion the research shows. How ironic. Whoever manages this channel should be let go for such immature behavior.

[@WaterspoutsOfTheDeep]

It's unprofessional when you "megaprojects" start removing and hiding comments especially when they are only stating findings in science no less. Basically you are anti-science because you don't like the conclusion the research shows. How ironic. Whoever manages this channel should be let go for such immature behavior.

[@mubeenshahid16]

Make a video on libya underground water river system please

[@RuchiraPoomuduJayaweera]

A Sri Lankan Here, wonderful Documentary btw. But simon, the Picture you showed as "Datusena" is not of him, But an statue of Lord Buddha which was built allegedly in his period near his irrigation project Kala Wewa. And the Picture showed as Moggallana or mugalan - the Kasyapa's half brother is not that Moggallana. It is the statue of Moggallana the Arahant, who was one of the top two Monks or Desciples of Lord Buddha in Buddha's Era. It is the Same name, but two whole different people. Other than that, the Documentary is very well done. Love From Sri Lanka..!

[@takingbacktheplanet]

Haha... And here I'd thought they might have been canonized by the buddhists that inhabited the place over the years. Nice info ;).

[@asvk78]

Even kasyapa was wrong, they used image of Rishi Kashyap from India. If they had no images they could have just added a disclaimer saying images are indicative or something. Simon has so many channels now I think he stopped caring.

[@takingbacktheplanet]

@@asvk78 Yeah I also feel that way sometimes. After years of watching him host across many different channels starting with VisualPolitik... I guess it's just the way it goes when you have so much on your plate and so many projects and ambitions in mind :).

[@angelarch5352]

I hope they got pictures of at least the correct mountain... those others are enormous errors.

[@minagica]

Not Sri Lankan here, I just know enough art history to have spotted the Buddha statue as a Buddha statue and came to the comments to check I wasn't crazy 🤣🤣🤣 Why did they get the statues so wrong in this vid? 😢

[@vipondiu]

The idea of such an enourmous palace being "lost" or forgotten for centuries is incredible. Humans are really good at misplacing stuff and forget about it....

[@michaelandersen5821]

Have you seen my keys ?

[@jurassicpeter]

@@michaelandersen5821 Last I saw them was by the table at the front door, maybe check there?

[@Darth-Claw-Killflex]

Maybe to you.

[@esecallum]

because they are not WHITE they must be ignored to make whites as the sole people who did not live in mudhuts. simple racism. any achievement by non whites must be ignored. a white man said that the many huge ornate buildings/palaces in china were built by marco polo!!!

[@angrydoggy9170]

@E Van The Egyptians build the pyramids, we even know the names of the people buried there. But if you want an alternative story, there’s plenty videos claiming it was aliens.

[@WK977]

I was in Sri Lanka some 3 or 4 years ago, but instead of actually going up Sigiriya itself we chose to visit Pidurangala. It's a huge rock just a few kilometers out from Sigiriya. Maybe not as beautiful and interesting, but it gave you the most amazing view of The Lion Rock in all it's glory. A view I'll honestly never forget. Incredibly sad to see in what state Sri Lanka is in right now. Really hope things will look a bit brighter for the Sri Lankan people soon. Would love to pay it another visit

[@Hellomyfrndss]

Thank you 💐

[@Jaylio]

Come and visit again bro

[@ws1814]

You certainly can visit now. The lion rock awaits. 🦁

[@vijayafernando1]

Sri Lanka is richer than ever but has no money. Shame you didn't climb Sigiriya. I learned last week that one of princes who recaptured Sigiriya was Christian!

[@harini2004]

​@vijayafernando1 that's definitely misinformation. I never heard of any Christian in Anuradhapura era. Anybody born in the country has a heritage of that country Christian/hindu Muslim or budhdhist . But trying to tie this to Christianity or Islam is stupid. This was before Islam started.

[@DavidMorris1984]

When I first saw it I thought it was photoshopped. I felt it couldn't be real. Also that time I first saw it was relatively recent. I thought 'how is this not getting more global attention?'. It's truly spectacular. Sadly, I may never get to see it in person. Fortunately there's videos like this.

[@esecallum]

ignored to make whites as the sole people who did not live in mudhuts. simple racism. any achievement by non whites must be ignored. a white man said that the many huge ornate buildings/palaces in china were built by marco polo!!!

[@exploringtheplanetsn]

You could, don’t count your self out

[@kitkat47chrysalis95]

bro dont go to sri lanka, what are you a fool? sri lanka is death, starvation the great leap backwards down there, every man for himself, good freaking luck visiting sri lanka, id rather visit Iraq

[@TheCashman007]

it's not that hard , i don't know how much it going to cost for air tickets but once you touch down in SL it would be cheep for anyone from a 1st world country ! for me to take a trip from airport to Sigiriya and back to airport will cost about USD 300.00 as a local but this is without the cost for a place to stay ! i just look up a places to stay called "Sigiriya King's Resort" from November 03 to November 05 for 2 adults it's about USD 350.00 , so maybe it will cost about USD 3500 to USD 6000+ for a full trip around the country (depending on how fancy you want the hotels and other things, like if you going to use a "Private Van" or public transport, scooter etc.) but i have to tell everyone that there are some economical problems and other things like power cuts happening now so it may not be the best time (but many foreigners are still traveling it's not a problem ,just some inconvenience) also you can find many vlogs on KZbin made by people traveling SL ,some do add all the prices and stuff at the end ! these will help a lot and also show other places in SL !

[@TheCashman007]

visa price South Asian (SAARC) Countries. Tourist visa with Double Entry for 30 days USD 20.00 Business visa with Multiple Entry for 30 days. USD 30.00 All Other Countries Tourist visa with Double Entry for 30 days. USD 35.00 Business visa with Multiple Entry for 30 days USD 40.00

[@martink8080]

Had the pleasure to visit Sri Lanka in 2019 and also climbed to the top of Sigiriya during our stay. A magnificent place to see and experience what people made so long ago.

[@tranger4579]

I can only sit a dream about it. It looks amazing in photos .

[@BronzDano]

I went there about 3 years ago. Sigiriya was definitely a highlight. Sad to see the political turmoil Sri Lanka currently finds itself in. I’d like to go back some day…

[@ws1814]

You can come now actually ❤ 🦁

[@kdsumedhaperera3482]

You can visit now🎉

[@adampoll4977]

Had the great fortune to visit Sigiriya the year it opened up for visitors and hardly anyone had heard of it. Almost no-one there, the lion's paws were unfenced, I was 15 and climbed it barefoot. They didn't even have stairs put in for the last stretch and you had to just use the ancient footholds cut into the rock and a chain to hold onto. It was brilliant! In a strange twist I didn't appreciate at the time, we stayed a couple of nights in Arthur C Clarke's house (he wasn't there at the time, and I don't even know how my dad arranged it). It was only years later I read Fountains of Paradise, inspired by Sigiriya.

[@Syiepherze]

Damn, that's the first time I've heard about anyone in this age climbing using those old footholds. That's genuinely impressive!!

[@paradise_valley]

Loved reading this as a Sri Lankan. Lucky man.

[@BBulletin]

I'm jealous! Both of your visit to Sigiriya and the staying at Arthur C. Clarke's house. Sounds really interesting.

[@RuthD913]

Arthur C.Clark lived on Sri Lanka and Sigiriya figures in his book “The Fountains of Taprobene” He talks in his introduction about a painted concubine that is listening to either a music box or an anachronistic radio. (I personally am inclined to believe music box)

[@tolson57]

The book is "The Fountains of Paradise" The opening chapter takes place at Sigiriya. Shortly after I read the book, I got the chance to visit Sigiriya when the ship I was on, USS Kitty Hawk made a port visit. It is an amazing place.

[@MCR-M8]

I climbed to the top of Sigiriya on honeymoon. The view from the top is stunning. Is a tough trek due to how narrow the steps get. The mirror wall is amazing too.

[@MrSparky4101]

I've been there. It's breathtaking!

[@KingOfHighFives]

Me too! Incredible Place

[@maddagedonroshan970]

Those poems are really interesting to read. Shows the artistic nature and educational level of the people of the time. I feel quite proud about this place of our ancestors. It is indeed a world heritage site!

[@DesiGalCrochet]

Hello Simon. Yours is the voice I hear in my dreams. Because I fall asleep and wake up to your videos. Thank you for having so much content. I've been super depressed and haven't gotten out of bed in a week and have yet to run out of your content to watch. Maybe once I've seen every last one of your videos I'll be ready to get back up and face the world. Thanks to your soothing voice my mind doesn't eat itself. You've probably saved my life. Thank you Simon, and thank you to everyone on his team.

[@justinyates1154]

As fast as he puts out new videos on all his channels you're going to have a tough time catching up on all of them, not that thats a bad thing 😄 Also, I hope you get to feeling better. Have a great day, and a better tomorrow!

[@paulnolan4971]

What Justin said 😊

[@rabbidcow2135]

Don't set that goal. You will be ready to get out way before you even get close. Unless you don't sleep at all

[@changeshifter4852]

Hello Desire G., lifelong depressive here. Firstly, it's okay to not be okay. There is a lot going on right now and it's totally okay to tap out for a bit to regain better mental health. If you haven't experienced this before, let me assure you that you are going to be okay. Make sure sure you are eating well, sleeping well and getting some sunshine and exercise everyday. Eat lots of dark greens and vegetables and less sugar. Seriously reduce your social media time and enjoy your own thoughts. Sleeping well means a wind down routine with no screen time and regular sleep/wake times. Get out of bed when you're ready and do what brings you joy. Then balance getting done some of what needs to get done with what brings you joy. Doesn't matter if anyone else approves, or whether it's useful. Reacquaint yourself with what made life worth living for you and pursue more of that. I offer these suggestions because I was exactly where you are (pre Simon, sadly) 28 years ago, and they have kept me alive through multiple episodes since. You're gonna be okay once you regain some balance again. With love to you, just be patient with yourself, you are worth the effort! 💕

[@raahilrajaratnam4926]

As a Sri Lankan i was so excited to see this

[@kayliibensen387]

They built it in 7 years?! It has a still working hydraulic system?! How the hell have I never heard of this absolute marvel of ancient history? This palace is more impressive to me than anything I've ever seen in ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, or the Americas

[@TimSlee1]

I think it took longer than that. lmao

[@Lohoris]

"I think"? Uh ok?

[@johndor7793]

Couldnt thumbs up video. How'd he miss covering how the water system worked and supposedly still does other than saying it was hydraulic. I thought that would be one of the most interesting pieces of the story.

[@vihangabimsara4716]

i am sri lankan and yes they still working

[@eazytalk4060]

Few mistakes of video one is that statue of lord Buddha built by king Dathusena and the pic of moggallana is wrong pic

[@Jayjay-qe6um]

Still amazed me that human beings back then could build such a structures.

[@WaterspoutsOfTheDeep]

and here the people talking about it are too pathetic to allow the science relevant to their videos be stated in comments without deleting and shadowblocking people.

[@kitkat47chrysalis95]

its almost as if the laws of physics still existed back then lol

[@Thyalwaysseek]

Yes especially since it doesn't fit into the narrative they tell us regarding our ancient ancestors.

[@jugg9140]

ancient people with primitive tools like hammer and chisels did not built this, it is impossible. Anyone with a brain knows it. I ma not saying aliens, i am saying there was advanced human civilization.

[@ws1814]

@@jugg9140 Everything about sigiriya’s construction is well documented and the civilization that built it was not lost. The same civilization continues to this day except now there is no king as the royal line was abolished in 1815 after more than 2000 years.

[@dinsdalemontypiranha4349]

That was great! One of my favorites.

[@gayanmuhandiram2831]

There is one more thing you might want to explore. There is a legend that says Sigiriya palace was first built by the great King Ravana; long before Kashyapa. As per my knowledge there are no archeological evidences to support this but the stories and the legend. Im not sure though. Ravana is remembered in folklore as a great king with an amazing technology who had an aerial vehicle that could land on top of Sigiriya. Again all this for your curious mind to explore maybe ☺️ Thank you so much for covering such a magnificent historical site in my country. Lots of love from Sri Lanka 🇱🇰

[@Thyalwaysseek]

Vatican made sure that they destroyed as much evidence of our divine ancestors as they could.

[@chirantha]

Nice informative vid. BTW, that statue is not King Dhatusena. It's a statue of Lord Buddha (Avukana Buddha statue) believed to have been constructed in the 5th century during the reign of King Dhatusena.

[@lewisbrand]

Visited in 1995, and it is one of the most beautiful places I have ever been. The last section of the stairs was missing, and an ad hoc arrangement of steel bar cantilevered steps and chain handrail needed to be engaged to reach the top. Pretty disconcerting, to say the least!

[@GodlikeIridium]

"Pleasure palace" "Pleasure garden" and all of it on a high rock terrace. Now that's living!

[@kimblecheat]

You can still see your reflection in those walls - made with honey and egg white glaze. Sigiriya is the most amazing place I have been.

[@shadow7037932]

Oh hey, I actually visited there this Summer!

[@minagica]

Ooooooh, like Machu Picchu but elsewhere and older? 😍😍😍

[@basrengangetch.2042]

I like that Budal guy hahaha

[@codyc8138]

Amazing Work 👏. Big fan from 🇨🇦

[@HomeSlice97]

11:00 I love seeing such “meta” ancient humor

[@bjw4859]

Thanks to videos like this I have had to substantially increase my bucket list, just imagine going to that country as a tourist & missing those ruins only because you didn't know about it ?.

[@ignitionfrn2223]

1:35 - Chapter 1 - Family feud 4:45 - Mid roll ads 6:05 - Chapter 2 - Pleasure palace 9:25 - Chapter 3 - Family reunion 11:25 - Chapter 4 - Looking for a legend - Chapter 5 - - Chapter 6 -

[@DavidCurryFilms]

Ignition! Oh boy I remember that game 😉

[@john_____]

Thank you somuch Love 😍 from Sri lanka

[@iragriffen5859]

Awesome spot. Visited in 2011.

[@chrishopkins3316]

0:45 “backyard dirt pile” - what a wonderful idea for a euphemism

[@andrewdoubtfire4700]

Every time I see it I can’t help but think of Duran Duran’s Save A Prayer video which showed it.

[@thusharajayamanna9254]

Thank you for authentic and credible source of information which is presented in clear language. Thanks. -Sri lankan

[@mpetersen6]

I first heard of this place in an Arthur C Clarke novel called Fountains of Paradise.

[@aselaweerawardhana]

Loved the video. But slight correction, the image used for Moggallana was actually the statue of the Moggallana the monk who was one of the Buddha's closest disciples.

[@yuvaarmum8823]

Aaand the picture used for Kashyappa is the MahaRishi (en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kashyapa) not the Ancient SriLankan Prince/King Kashyapa of Anuradhapura 🥲🥲🥲

[@silverback3633]

At 7:00 he mentions Quran, which is a few centuries younger than Sigiriya. I think he crossed it with Tajmahal.

[@stealthworx4371]

Lol yes. That was a wtf moment. Sigiriya is older than Islam.

[@chamikaratnayake6290]

Thank you for this. It is great to see something from my country made it into the list of Megaprojects ❤️ I would like to do a small correction. The image of Mogallana you used in the video os actually Moggallana the monk, who was one of the two main disciples of the Lord Buddha. The one whom you refer to is the Prince Mogallana. He was not a monk. The two lived about 1000 years apart :) Hope you don't mine me correcting it..

[@HelithaAttygalle972]

The statue at 2:08 is actually the Avukana Buddha statue believed to be constructed during the reign of King Dhatusena. It's not of the king himself. Also, I think you confused Maudgalyayana and Moggallana.

[@user-sc4ii2tk4y]

He just googled the names and picked the first image that appeared haha

[@justdoit4789]

It's not a Buddhist statue.

[@poneill65]

@7:08 How exactly are the gardens based on the four gardens of paradise in the Quran when Sigiriya was built in the late 400's and the Quran was written around 630?

[@tamarind1459]

Yep wrong analysis

[@SmokingOz-nd4ew]

Because Simon was reading rubbish off wikipedia. You are exactly right. This entire video is filled with multiple errors including the pictures shown of the historical characters mentioned

[@kumarirathnayake8632]

Excellent work by human so long ago.

[@rohanasunnath5986]

What a wonderful rock ..how did they create this kind of kigdom on the rock????

[@RajPatel-pz1ud]

You searched up the wrong Moggalana at 2:42 mate! That image you have is of the Moggalana who served as Gautama Buddha's right hand man - hope this is helpful :)

[@darrylcarnell9976]

I like to say "everyone wants to go to heaven, but no one wants to build it", well it looks like I'm wrong, some folks evidently did want to build it. Outstanding! I have never been happier to be wrong.

[@neodelrio]

Interesting video as always. I’m not sure what was the plan with the effects added to the video, but it was very distracting. It looked like high speed footage and not like old grainy footage as I think was intended.

[@DeGoya]

there are no four specific paradise gardens mentioned in the Quran. I don't know where you got that from? also, the prevalent religion in Sri Lanka during that time was Budismm not Islam

[@morwickchesterham3875]

I've been to Sigiriya, the statue you portray as Datusana, is the actually a Buddha statue commisioned by Datusana, not him; the statue you portray as Mogalana is probably some Buddhist monk, or the Buddha. The guy you portray as Kashapa looks like a Hindu monk... this is just sloppy... as far as I remember, there were no statues or portraits of any of these characters anywhere... also, according to our tourist guide, Kashapa had lost when his war-elephant had decided to go up a hill to get a better view of the ongoing battle, and Kashapa's troops had misinterpreted this as a retreat.

[@ranjeewasenevirathne3392]

Well. That's Buddhist monk name is Moggallana too. Along with Sariyuth, he was one of the two chief disciples of the Buddha and the top-ranked monk of psychic powers. Unfortunately, like Kashyapa this monk too had a sad end.

[@justdoit4789]

It's not the Buddha statute.

[@justdoit4789]

It's not a Buddhist statute but Hindu statue.

[@justdoit4789]

​@@ranjeewasenevirathne3392it's not a Buddhist monk, it's Hindu.

[@ranjeewasenevirathne3392]

@@justdoit4789The image is at 09:36 not a Hindu statue. It's Moggallāna, the Buddhist monk.

[@13thravenpurple94]

Great work 🥳🥳🥳 Thank you 💜💜💜

[@lolerskates876]

@11:10 Candy Kingdom?! There was a Sri Lankan Kingdom named Candy?! There better be a side project on the draining of mollases swamp to prevent malaria and the lollipop woods management as part of an elephant reserve

[@tamarind1459]

It is Kandy...are corrupted word used by British from the original name 'Kanda' which means hill in Sinhala

[@clivekingshott4323]

Been there! Very beautiful and worthy of a visit..

[@tomascancelliere4348]

you did a great job with the history, but you could have gone much further with the story. this is an amazing structure with much much more cool knowledge in which you could have touched upon. a part 2 please!

[@maxwill6408]

If you wish to see something similar checkout Acoma Pueblo in the southwest US.

[@nebula1863]

You should do Indus Valley civilization

[@aceundead4750]

Obi-Wan knows the importance of the high ground. I feel quite proud of myself for the reference to something Simon vaguely knows of because of memes since he loathes the source material.

[@Historychap53391]

My place Sigiriya ...🇱🇰💜️🖤

[@martinstallard2742]

1:30 family feud 4:46 advertisement 6:01 pleasure palace 9:22 family reunion 11:22 looking for a legend

[@illangageperera1605]

Sigiriya is the world first castle build in Sri Lanka. Build by Great King Ravana’s grandfather to protect from Indian. After that King Ravana used Sigiriya to control the world.

[@adamplentl5588]

He may have used it to control the small region he was in but at no point did anyone in Sri Lanka ever control the world.

[@catcat1080]

This is a lie.... There is no evidence that ravana existed..... And kashyapa's descendants never ascended the throne... Even if ravana had existed , it was way before king Vijaya came to Sri Lanka.... Us Sinhalese are descendants of whom which came from Bengal and Gujarat although many Sri Lankan think Ravana is Sinhalese..... He was an original Sri Lankan.. Not like us who are descendants from north indians....how did u even make up that lie? 😂😂😂 I think u skipped history classes... Basic ones 😂😂

[@HAMlLTON]

“Cut his own throat” Fkn METAL

[@bremnersghost948]

Stunning, It looks a bit like Masada in the Jungle.

[@Aplusinskal]

Civita di Bagnoregio, I WISH Simon Whistler would tell us more about this place.. I refuse to wwatch any other videos about the place until one of Mr. Whistler's channels has made one!!!! Mhm!

[@soumyaj3473]

The statue of "Kashyapa" shown in the documentary belongs to a Hindu sage, not to the Buddhist prince of the same name thousands of years later.

[@justdoit4789]

Exact

[@Mbartel500]

Good planning? How are you going to get pizza delivered up there?

[@wingracer1614]

Amazon drone deliveries

[@cleverusername9369]

Obi-Wan Kenobi would lose his shit about this place "it's over, literally anyone and anything around me, I have the high ground!"

[@wingracer1614]

If Siths had any intelligence, they would simply yell up to him "enjoy starving to death", used the force to pull down all the staircases and gone about their business. Fortunately for Jedi, Siths aren't that smart. Instead they would have hatched some convoluted plan to resurrect the dead king or turn his children to the dark side or something.

[@RaimoKangasniemi]

A little altered and geographically shifted (to serve as a base for a space elevator) Sigiriya has a major role in Arthur C. Clarke's "The Fountains of Paradise"(1979), which is one of his best novels and my favourite.

[@mangopudding5979]

space elevator?

[@deshankarunarathna3745]

Picture of a statue that usd to represent Moggallana (Mugalan) is incorrect. That statue is of Monk Moggalana, one of a cheif deciple of Gauthama Buddha.

[@sankhakarunaratne9697]

The picture of mugalana that you showed was not the mugalana of the Sigiriya story but the sage of the Buddha after whom datusenas heir was named after.

[@mubeenshahid16]

Make a video on libya underground water river system please

[@geraldhoag5548]

Time code 7:10, How could the gardens design be based on the Koran in the 5th century when Islam did not exist yet?

[@honda6353]

Yes, please mention the wasps at sigriya

[@nunya___]

So good. Thanks. ❤

[@charlesmussard857]

1982 was also the year Duran Duran filmed the Save A Prayer video atop it

[@Skizzo321]

I like to imagine Simon being trapped by somebody, and he is forced to do a KZbin Video every couple of hours or something horrible will happen.

[@AchyutChaudhary]

I was studying about this just hours ago today itself! #Coincidence

[@alanfindlay3233]

7:12 "based on the four gardens of paradise mentioned in the Koran" um... I doubt Islam or the Koran had anything to do with designs in a Buddhist kingdom at a time when Muhammad was only a child.

[@SmokingOz-nd4ew]

Muhamad wasn't even born and won't be born for 200+ years after Sigiriya was constructed this video is filled with BS

[@lynyamasaki4045]

Nice vid, fact boy! I like the ancient stuff. Speaking of Sri Lanka, have you considered a vid about Adam’s Bridge? Miggt be a Megaprojects, or maybe a Decoding the Unknown...

[@kaziaftab9797]

The statue of "Kashyapa" shown in the video above is wrong. The one shown in the video above belongs to 'Sage Kashyapa' (Completely Different Person) Please make the proper correction. 🧐

[@kevinmcqueenie7420]

Is it greedy to now want a biographics on either (or both) of these brothers after seeing this?

[@thefub101]

Been there!!! My old man was born in Sri Lanka so we went pre covid

[@E3ECO]

3:43 "One tin soldier rides away...."

[@moxdownful]

8:01 @ bruh there is an error in your video. Those are not the "paws" of a lion. Google lions paws and look at these and compare. Those are the claws of the Mythical avian beast called the "Garuda", which is why those claws built to the side of the staircase have a separate gripping claw, similar to eagles.

[@betteryou665]

0:34 loving the wonderful pronounciation man!

[@marlboro9tibike]

Looks like something from Tomb Raider

[@FazlinaAzwar]

It is an amazing place you must visit in your lifetime once at least

[@nihalsamarabandu2673]

Hi, I am from Sri Lanka and really amazed at quite accurate facts you have presented . Sigiriya is one of my favorited places . That stone Buddhist statue in your video is called Aukana and it always amazed me. how much skill and patient the person (s) had to built it. It was said it is also built at same time period and it is totally carved out of one rock.

[@SandunSuranga]

Thank you

[@sachintharavindu3356]

Hey, the picture of the King Dathusena is inaccurate, thats buddha statue in a temple. Nice video as always.

[@answerman9933]

I am amazed that it only took seven years to build the complex.

[@hilurgazzali9222]

Harry CP Bell’s descendant was my teacher in grade 5 and her son is a good friend of mine. Lovely and humble people 😄

[@worldtraveler930]

I would have loaded have visited this place back in its heyday!! 🤠👍

[@dilipaweeratunga]

"Since all the others wrote poems, I did not!"😂

[@kevinmcqueenie7420]

Oh and now Budal is my hero!

[@peterbroderson6080]

For a much deeper study of this amazing fortress see Praveen Mohan videos about it, Some almost impossible features!

[@lel7841]

. later study

[@marcm.]

KZbin, I'm still waiting for a mega project on KZbin about KZbin, talk about a meta project))) let's face it up into recently nobody else was able to make anything comparable with the exception of Netflix... And that isn't comparable either it's completely separate setup. Maybe both of them should be on side projects but considering when it came out and how large it was soon after and what it took to keep it going and I'm not just talking money here I think it's a mega project

[@stevejohnson3357]

It couldn't have been the 4 paradises mentioned in the Quran because it had not been written yet.

[@tamarind1459]

The arab merchants could have been inspired by these gardens So more like other way around.

[@barry99705]

What's with the fake film defects on the stock footage? The flickering makes it hard to watch.

[@allenrhys844]

Are we trying to see how fast these scripts can be spoken? Any emphasis or breath you'd like to take? Like the videos very much though..

[@atedekerhotmail]

Fantastic

[@R3TR0J4N]

Sussy just when i was searching for it yeaterday and now here you are uploading one

[@anuruddhajayamaha7743]

Please note that when you talk about Moggallana on your video you show the statue of the Venerable Moggallana who is one of the main deciple of the Lord Buddha which is wrong. Brother of the king Kashyapa Moggallana is a lay person (A prince). Clarification is from a Sri lankan❤. Nice documentary very informative.

[@indrajithg]

Thank you so much for this Simon. 😍😍