Matara Fort
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Matara Fort is a coastal Dutch-built fortress in southern Sri Lanka, notable for its colonial-era ramparts, bastions, and historic buildings overlooking the Indian Ocean.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Matara Fort canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural heritage site
ⓘ
fortress ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Dutch colonial ⓘ |
| builder | Dutch ⓘ |
| builtBy | Dutch East India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| currentUse |
administrative buildings
ⓘ
heritage site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Department of Archaeology, Sri Lanka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Government of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bastions
ⓘ
clock tower ⓘ coastal defenses ⓘ colonial-era buildings ⓘ gatehouse ⓘ moat ⓘ ramparts ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
administrative center (historical)
ⓘ
maritime control (historical) ⓘ military defense (historical) ⓘ |
| hasNearbyAttraction |
Matara beach
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Parevi Dupatha temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRoadAccessFrom | Matara town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | Nilwala River estuary ⓘ |
| heritageOf | Dutch colonial architecture in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Matara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Southern Province, Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Nilwala River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Star Fort, Matara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
A2 coastal highway corridor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern coast of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
brick
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Galle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hambantota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| overlooks | Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | fortifications of Matara ⓘ |
| significance |
example of Dutch coastal fortification in Sri Lanka
ⓘ
important colonial landmark in Matara ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Dutch Ceylon period ⓘ |
| tourismType |
cultural tourism
ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ |
| usedBy |
British
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dutch NERFINISHED ⓘ Portuguese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.