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Summary

apse ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,234 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• apse is a type of architectural element^[2].
• apse is a type of building component^[3].
• apse's Commons category is recorded as Apses^[4].
• apse's said to be the same as is recorded as chevet^[5].
• apse's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[6].
• apse's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[7].
• apse's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[8].
• apse's described by source is recorded as Kościelna encyclopedia^[9].
• apse's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[10].
• apse's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary^[11].
• apse's described by source is recorded as Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language^[12].
• apse's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[13].
• apse's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1^[14].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include architectural element^[2] and building component^[3].

Why It Matters

apse ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,234 views/month).^[1] apse has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[15] apse is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[16]