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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sri Lankan Parliament Building | 2 |
| Parliament Complex, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte canonical | 1 |
| Sri Lankan Parliament complex at Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8327404 — 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: Parliament Complex, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Context triple: [Parliament of Sri Lanka, meetsIn, Parliament Complex, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte]
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A.
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.
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B.
Parliament Complex, Suva
Parliament Complex, Suva is the main legislative building in Fiji’s capital city, housing the chambers and offices of the country’s national Parliament.
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C.
Colombo Town Hall
Colombo Town Hall is a prominent colonial-era civic building in Colombo, Sri Lanka, serving as the seat of the city's municipal government and a notable architectural landmark.
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D.
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.
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E.
Echelon Barracks, Colombo
Echelon Barracks, Colombo was a major British-era military installation in central Colombo that served as the headquarters of the Ceylon Defence Force.
- 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: Parliament Complex, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Target entity description: 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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A.
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.
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B.
Parliament Complex, Suva
Parliament Complex, Suva is the main legislative building in Fiji’s capital city, housing the chambers and offices of the country’s national Parliament.
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C.
Colombo Town Hall
Colombo Town Hall is a prominent colonial-era civic building in Colombo, Sri Lanka, serving as the seat of the city's municipal government and a notable architectural landmark.
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D.
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.
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E.
Echelon Barracks, Colombo
Echelon Barracks, Colombo was a major British-era military installation in central Colombo that served as the headquarters of the Ceylon Defence Force.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
parliament building
ⓘ
seat of the legislature ⓘ |
| architect | Geoffrey Bawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
modernist architecture
ⓘ
regional modernism ⓘ |
| cityServed | Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Province, Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Diyawanna Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Colombo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
design by architect Geoffrey Bawa
ⓘ
island setting within a lake ⓘ |
| openedForUseByParliament | 1982 ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Government of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to host sessions of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
ⓘ
to house the national legislature of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| replaced | Old Parliament Building, Colombo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| securityProvidedBy |
Sri Lanka Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sri Lanka Police NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servesAs | seat of the Parliament of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| setting | lakeside ⓘ |
| situatedOn | an artificial island in Diyawanna Lake ⓘ |
| usedBy | Parliament of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Parliament Complex, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Parliament of Sri Lanka
this entity surface form:
Sri Lankan Parliament Building
this entity surface form:
Sri Lankan Parliament Building
this entity surface form:
Sri Lankan Parliament complex at Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte