"To me the beauty of Ceylon lies not so much in its blue seas and
golden beaches, its jungles and its mountain peaks, as in its ancient
atmosphere. There is no nation, from Egypt of the Pharaohs to modern Britian,
in whose literature this island has not at some time been mentioned by one
or other of its many names -- Lanka, Serendib, Taprobane, Cellao, Zellan,
to recall a few. History lies buried in its sands, and ghosts of romance
lurk among its bastioned rocks, for Lanka is very, very old."
- D. J. G. Hennessy, GREEN AISLES, 1949
Sigiriya Maidens Art Gallery
