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A water pump built in the fifth century AD that still works today - Sigiriya - Sri Lanka

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A water pump built in the fifth century AD that still works today (I use Google Translate because my knowledge of English is very limited. Point out any errors. Thank you.) This article is often of interest to archaeologists or anyone interested in it. There are many places in Sri Lanka that you can visit for fun or for an adventurous experience and I hope to write about that later.      It is believed to have been built in the 5th century AD by King Kasyapa, a Sri Lankan king. It is located in the Dambulla area and belongs to the Central Province. The specialty of this palace is that the entire palace is located on a very high rock. The amazing thing is the technology that carries the water over the rock. The most interesting part of this system, which does not use water pumps or any other energy source, is that the water flowers in the water park are still active today.      A type of poem which is believed to have been written by those who visited this p...