Beira Lake
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Beira Lake is a prominent urban lake in central Colombo, Sri Lanka, known for its scenic views, religious sites, and recreational activities amid the city’s commercial district.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Beira Lake canonical | 6 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lake
ⓘ
urban lake ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Colombo Fort railway station
ⓘ
surface form:
Colombo Fort Railway Station
Colombo World Trade Center ⓘ Galle Face Green ⓘ
surface form:
Galle Face area
Gangaramaya Temple ⓘ |
| cityServed | Colombo ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue | water pollution ⓘ |
| hasNearbyInfrastructure |
commercial buildings
ⓘ
hotels ⓘ office complexes ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Seema Malaka temple
ⓘ
boardwalks ⓘ boat jetties ⓘ bridges ⓘ floating temple platforms ⓘ lakeside park areas ⓘ small islands ⓘ walking paths ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
defensive moat for colonial Colombo
ⓘ
transportation of goods during colonial era ⓘ |
| knownFor |
boat rides
ⓘ
city skyline views ⓘ pedal boating ⓘ recreational activities ⓘ religious sites ⓘ scenic views ⓘ urban landscape setting ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cinnamon Gardens
ⓘ
surface form:
Cinnamon Gardens area
Colombo ⓘ Colombo Fort area ⓘ Colombo Municipal Council area ⓘ
surface form:
Colombo commercial district
Slave Island ⓘ
surface form:
Slave Island area
Western Province, Sri Lanka ⓘ central Colombo ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Sri Lanka Standard Time ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Beira family or engineer de Beira (Portuguese period attribution) ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kelani River
ⓘ
surface form:
Kelani River basin
|
| subjectOf |
lake restoration programs
ⓘ
urban renewal projects ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| urbanFeatureOf |
Colombo
ⓘ
surface form:
Colombo cityscape
|
| usedFor |
aesthetic purposes
ⓘ
recreation ⓘ religious activities ⓘ tourism ⓘ urban drainage ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.