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Ancient City of Sigiriya, Sri Lanka's center, is one of the country’s archaeological sites. The site’s main development dates to the late 5th century CE (end of the 400s), but its history extends as far back as 300 BCE. The defining feature of Sigiriya is the royal palace situated atop a granite monolith rising approximately 165 to 200 meters above the surrounding plain. This 5th-century palace and its gardens, first documented in archaeological records in the late 19th century, have been at the

Palace of Versailles, France’s Île-de-France region, located southwest of Paris, is a royal palace regarded as one of the most important representatives of 17th-century French art. It has been listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1979 and holds universal value both architecturally and in terms of landscape design. Originally constructed as a small hunting lodge by Louis XIII, it was transformed and expanded by his son Louis XIV in 1682 into the royal residence and center of government.