Parliament Complex, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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The Parliament Complex in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is the purpose-built, lakeside legislative building that serves as the seat of Sri Lanka’s national parliament.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf parliament building
seat of the legislature
architect Geoffrey Bawa
architecturalStyle modernist architecture
regional modernism
cityServed Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
connectedToShoreBy causeways
constructionStartDate 1979
country Sri Lanka
designedToReflect traditional Sri Lankan architectural forms
hasChamber unicameral chamber of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
hasFeature ceremonial entrance
committee rooms
main parliamentary chamber
offices for Members of Parliament
offices for parliamentary staff
press facilities
public galleries
hasFunction legislative
hasLandscapeDesign integrated with Diyawanna Lake and surrounding gardens
hasMaterial concrete
tile
timber
hasRoofType multi-tiered pitched roofs
hasSymbolicRole key element of the administrative capital of Sri Lanka
symbol of Sri Lanka’s legislative authority
inaugurationDate 1982
isPartOf administrative capital area of Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
locatedIn Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Sri Lanka
Western Province, Sri Lanka
locatedOn Diyawanna Lake
near Colombo
notableFor design by architect Geoffrey Bawa
island setting within a lake
openedForUseByParliament 1982
ownedBy Government of Sri Lanka
purpose to host sessions of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
to house the national legislature of Sri Lanka
replaced Old Parliament Building, Colombo
securityProvidedBy Sri Lanka Army
Sri Lanka Police
servesAs seat of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
setting lakeside
situatedOn an artificial island in Diyawanna Lake
usedBy Parliament of Sri Lanka

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Parliament of Sri Lanka meetsIn Parliament Complex, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Diyawanna Lake hasLandmark Sri Lankan Parliament Building
linked to: Parliament Complex, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Diyawanna Lake hasViewOf Sri Lankan Parliament Building
linked to: Parliament Complex, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Battaramulla locatedNear Sri Lankan Parliament complex at Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
linked to: Parliament Complex, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Old Parliament Building parliamentMovedTo Sri Lankan Parliament Complex, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
linked to: Parliament Complex, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka seat Parliament Complex, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
subject linked to: Deputy Speaker
Serjeant-at-Arms of the Parliament of Sri Lanka workLocation Parliament complex, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
subject linked to: Serjeant-at-Arms
linked to: Parliament Complex, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka seat Parliament Complex, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte