Colombo World Trade Center

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World Trade Center commercial building skyscraper complex twin-tower building

The Colombo World Trade Center is a prominent twin-tower commercial skyscraper complex in central Colombo, Sri Lanka, housing offices, businesses, and international trade facilities.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Colombo World Trade Center canonical	5
World Trade Center Colombo	5
Colombo central business district	1
Overseas Realty (Ceylon) PLC	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5798464 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Colombo World Trade Center
Context triple: [Colombo Fort railway station, near, Colombo World Trade Center]

A. Queen's House, Colombo
Queen's House, Colombo is a historic colonial-era mansion in Sri Lanka that served as the official residence of the British Governor of Ceylon and later the country's heads of state.
B. Parliament Building, Colombo
Parliament Building, Colombo is a historic colonial-era legislative complex in Sri Lanka that long served as the seat of the country’s national parliament.
C. Galle Clock Tower
The Galle Clock Tower is a prominent 19th-century clock tower and landmark situated within the historic Galle Fort in Sri Lanka.
D. Galle Face Green
Galle Face Green is a prominent oceanfront urban park and promenade in central Colombo, Sri Lanka, known for its open lawns, coastal views, and role as a popular public gathering place.
E. Colombo Fort
Colombo Fort is the historic commercial and administrative district of Colombo, Sri Lanka, known for its colonial-era architecture and role as the city’s financial hub.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Colombo World Trade Center
Target entity description: The Colombo World Trade Center is a prominent twin-tower commercial skyscraper complex in central Colombo, Sri Lanka, housing offices, businesses, and international trade facilities.

A. Queen's House, Colombo
Queen's House, Colombo is a historic colonial-era mansion in Sri Lanka that served as the official residence of the British Governor of Ceylon and later the country's heads of state.
B. Parliament Building, Colombo
Parliament Building, Colombo is a historic colonial-era legislative complex in Sri Lanka that long served as the seat of the country’s national parliament.
C. Galle Clock Tower
The Galle Clock Tower is a prominent 19th-century clock tower and landmark situated within the historic Galle Fort in Sri Lanka.
D. Galle Face Green
Galle Face Green is a prominent oceanfront urban park and promenade in central Colombo, Sri Lanka, known for its open lawns, coastal views, and role as a popular public gathering place.
E. Colombo Fort
Colombo Fort is the historic commercial and administrative district of Colombo, Sri Lanka, known for its colonial-era architecture and role as the city’s financial hub.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World Trade Center ⓘ commercial building ⓘ skyscraper complex ⓘ twin-tower building ⓘ
affiliation	World Trade Centers Association ⓘ linked to: World Trade Centers
architecturalStyle	modern ⓘ
buildingType	commercial ⓘ office ⓘ
cityLandmark	yes ⓘ
completionDate	late 1990s ⓘ
coordinates	approximately 6.933°N 79.842°E ⓘ
country	Sri Lanka ⓘ
developer	Overseas Realty (Ceylon) PLC ⓘ linked to: Colombo World Trade Center
feature	central plaza area ⓘ podium base ⓘ twin cylindrical towers ⓘ
floorCount	39 ⓘ
hasFacility	conference facilities ⓘ office spaces ⓘ parking facilities ⓘ retail outlets ⓘ
height	about 499 ft ⓘ approximately 152 m ⓘ
locatedIn	Colombo ⓘ Colombo Fort ⓘ Western Province, Sri Lanka ⓘ central business district of Colombo ⓘ
material	glass curtain wall ⓘ reinforced concrete ⓘ
nearbyLandmark	Central Bank of Sri Lanka ⓘ Colombo Port ⓘ linked to: Colombo Harbour Dutch Hospital Shopping Precinct ⓘ Galle Face Green ⓘ
notableFor	being one of the tallest buildings in Sri Lanka ⓘ role in international trade and business in Sri Lanka ⓘ twin-tower design ⓘ
numberOfTowers	2 ⓘ
openingDate	1997 ⓘ
owner	Overseas Realty (Ceylon) PLC ⓘ
partOf	Colombo skyline ⓘ
significance	major hub for corporate offices in Sri Lanka ⓘ symbol of Colombo’s financial district ⓘ
status	completed ⓘ
towerCount	2 ⓘ
use	businesses ⓘ international trade facilities ⓘ offices ⓘ

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Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Colombo Fort railway station → near → Colombo World Trade Center ⓘ

Galle Face Green → adjacentTo → Colombo World Trade Center ⓘ

Colombo Fort → contains → World Trade Center Colombo ⓘ