Fort Frederick

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Fort Frederick is a historic coastal fortress in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, originally built by the Portuguese and later used by Dutch and British colonial powers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal fortress
historic site
tourist attraction
builtBy Portuguese Empire
contains Koneswaram Temple
Swami Rock area
continent Asia
controlledBy British Empire
Dutch Empire
Portuguese Empire
Sri Lanka Army
country Sri Lanka
currentUse military base
tourist attraction
hasLocalName පෙදෙසේන කොටුව
hasLocalNameLanguage Sinhala
hasPart Hindu temple Koneswaram Temple
linked to: Koneswaram Temple

barracks
bastions
gates
inner roads
military buildings
ramparts
hasViewOf Indian Ocean
Trincomalee Harbour
linked to: Trincomalee
heritageDesignation Archaeological protected monument in Sri Lanka
Protected monument of Sri Lanka
inception 1623
languageOfPlaceName English
locatedIn Trincomalee
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
locatedInTimeZone Sri Lanka Standard Time
locatedNear Koneswaram Temple
Swami Rock
Trincomalee town centre
linked to: Trincomalee
locatedOn Trincomalee peninsula
linked to: Trincomalee
locatedOnBodyOfWater Bay of Bengal
Trincomalee Harbour
linked to: Trincomalee
materialUsed granite
stone
militaryBranchOccupant Sri Lanka Army
openToPublic partly
originallyBuiltBy Portuguese Empire
Portuguese colonists in Sri Lanka
significantEvent captured by the British from the Dutch
captured by the Dutch from the Portuguese
usedBy British Ceylon
British Empire
Dutch Empire
Portuguese Empire
Sri Lanka Army

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Trincomalee hasLandmark Fort Frederick
Swami Rock locatedNear Fort Frederick, Trincomalee
linked to: Fort Frederick
Swami Rock hasNearbyMilitarySite Fort Frederick garrison area
linked to: Fort Frederick
Koneswaram Temple locatedNear Fort Frederick, Trincomalee
linked to: Fort Frederick