Palace in the Sky

The rock palace is surrounded by an inner and outer moat, designed to protect against intruding armies. Once inside the complex, visitors pass through an elaborate succession of water gardens and bathing pools that retained water through the palace's advanced irrigation system.
(Photo by Thushan Amarasiriwardena, caption by Michael D. Kurtz / LongJaunt.com)

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