building

Summary

building has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[1]

Key Facts

• building is a type of architectural structure^[2].
• building's Commons category is recorded as Buildings^[3].
• building's sRGB color hex triplet is recorded as 708090^[4].
• building comprises storey^[5].
• building comprises façade^[6].
• building comprises roof^[7].
• building comprises basement^[8].
• building comprises balcony^[9].
• building comprises wall^[10].
• building comprises structural support^[11].
• building comprises window^[12].
• building comprises ceiling^[13].
• building comprises floor^[14].
• building comprises door^[15].
• building comprises ground floor^[16].
• building comprises column^[17].
• building comprises stairs^[18].
• building comprises wing^[19].
• building comprises entrance^[20].
• building comprises interior space^[21].
• building's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Building^[22].
• building's described at URL is recorded as https://www.whosonfirst.org/docs/placetypes/#building^[23].
• building's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as building=yes^[24].
• building's described by source is recorded as Lean Logic^[25].
• building's described by source is recorded as Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary^[26].

Body

Definition and Type

building is a type of architectural structure^[2].

Use and Application

Components include storey^[5]; façade^[6], an architectural element^[27]; roof^[7], a building component^[28]; basement^[8]; balcony^[9], a building part^[29]; and wall^[10].

Influence

Things named for building include BASE jumping^[30], a type of sport^[31].

Why It Matters

building has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[1] building is known by 67 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Entities named for building include BASE jumping^[30], a type of sport^[31].