Star Fort, Matara
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Star Fort, Matara is an 18th-century coastal defense fort in southern Sri Lanka, built by the Dutch to protect the strategic town of Matara.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Star Fort, Matara canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural heritage site
ⓘ
fort ⓘ star fort ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | star-shaped fortification ⓘ |
| builder | Dutch ⓘ |
| builtBy | Dutch colonial authorities ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Matara, Sri Lanka
ⓘ
Dutch forts in Sri Lanka ⓘ Forts in Southern Province, Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| constructionStartCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| currentUse |
museum
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| era | Dutch colonial period in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| feature |
accommodation quarters
ⓘ
bastions ⓘ gatehouse ⓘ gun emplacements ⓘ inner courtyard ⓘ moat ⓘ ramparts ⓘ storerooms ⓘ |
| governingBody | Department of Archaeology, Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInEnglish | Star Fort NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInSinhala | මතර තාරකා කොටුව NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInTamil | மாத்தறை நட்சத்திரக் கோட்டை NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritage | Dutch colonial architecture in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected monument in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Matara
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Matara District NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Province, Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
brick
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| near |
Matara Fort
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nilwala River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf | Dutch defensive network in southern Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| shape | star-shaped plan ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
defense of the town of Matara
ⓘ
protection of Matara Fort and surrounding area ⓘ |
| use |
coastal defense
ⓘ
protection of Matara ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.