The city lake '''Lake Anosy (Lac Anosy) in the centre of [[Antananarivo centre with monument ]] was originally a swamp. In 1830 an artificial lake was created and an islet was constructed in the middleof the lake. A blacksmith workshop was established on the island, as the location minimised the risk of fire caused by the occupation in areas where wood and thatched roofs were commonplace.'''
<googlemap version{| class="0.9imageTable" lat|-|colspan="3" | [[File:Lake Anosy 002.jpg|600px]]|-18|[[File:Antananarivo 014.915604jpg|196px]]|align=" lon=center"47|[[File:Antananarivo 016.521555" typejpg|196px]]|align="satelliteright" zoom|[[File:Antananarivo 015.jpg|196px]]|} In later years the island was used to store explosive powder, which also posed a risk of fire in the city, where houses were mostly built by wood. Today, the island is a monument to commemorate victims of World War I, in which many Malagasy died while fighting at the front line in the name of France. Although the water is highly polluted, people can sometimes be seen washing and fishing in the lake. As much traffic encircles the lake it is best visited on public holidays, avoiding rush hours. [[File:Lake Anosy 082.jpg|600px]] [[File:Lake Anosy 083.jpg|600px]] [[File:Hotel_Carlton_194.jpg|600px]] A small fee to enter the island applies to all visitors, with a slightly higher price <!--of 2,000 Ariary (2011)--> expected from foreign tourists. <div style="16" controls="largemax-width:600px;">{{#display_map:-18.915563, 47.52147~'''Antananarivo city lake monument'''~~;|type=satellite|service=google|width=auto|height=400|zoom=16|controls=pan, zoom, type, scale|copycoords=yes|icon=https://www.madacamp.com/images/madagascar/Green_marker.png}}</div> <HTML5video type="youtube">tUGsC0qRmwk</HTML5video> <HTML5video type="youtube">eBzu32e3HR4</HTML5video> '''Christelle Ratri at Lake Anosy'''<br>Singer-songwriter [[Kristel|Christelle Ratri]] shot the video ''IZY'' on the doorstep of [[Blanchisserie Tana]] at Lake Anosy: <HTML5video type="youtube">3uWbECiGaLE</googlemapHTML5video> == Additional information == View all [[Lake Anosy photos]]