façade
exterior side of a building, usually the front but not always. Decorative fronts that conceals a different structure behind.
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Summary
façade is an architectural element[1]. façade ranks in the top 1% of architectural element entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,003 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: type of work of art[3]
- Subclass of: exterior[4], architectural structure[5], wall[6], building component[7]
- Part of: building[8]
- Commons category: Facades[9]
- Opposite of: counterfacade[10]
- Has part(s): window[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Façades[12]
- Described at URL: https://web.archive.org/web/20230624225034/https://www.hamburg.de/contentblob/69712/7b787195604bf41371d39474aa62df5d/data/bbs-hr-fassaden-08-04.pdf[13]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7[15], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[16], Dresdner Hefte[17]
- Different from: facade pattern[18], envelope (anglicism)[19]
- Has part(s) of the class: North facade[20], South facade[21], East facade[22], West facade[23]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[24]
Why It Matters
façade has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] façade is known by 77 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]