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catafalque

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catafalque

Summary

catafalque ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (965 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • catafalque is a type of plinth[2].
  • catafalque is a type of funerary structure[3].
  • catafalque's Commons category is recorded as Catafalques[4].
  • catafalque's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[5].
  • catafalque's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[6].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include plinth[2] and funerary structure[3].

Why It Matters

catafalque ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (965 views/month).[1] catafalque has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] catafalque is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Art & Architecture Thesaurus. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 28d ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → plinth, funerary structure
    Described by source → Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → —
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11493]]: Q295501, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/627d4912166|details]])"
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