façade

Summary

façade is an architectural element^[1]. façade ranks in the top 1% of architectural_element entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,613 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• façade's instance of is recorded as architectural element^[3].
• façade's instance of is recorded as type of work of art^[4].
• façade is a type of exterior^[5].
• façade is a type of architectural structure^[6].
• façade is a type of wall^[7].
• façade is a type of building component^[8].
• façade is part of building^[9].
• façade's Commons category is recorded as Facades^[10].
• façade is the opposite of counterfacade^[11].
• façade comprises window^[12].
• façade's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Façades^[13].
• façade's described at URL is recorded as https://web.archive.org/web/20230624225034/https://www.hamburg.de/contentblob/69712/7b787195604bf41371d39474aa62df5d/data/bbs-hr-fassaden-08-04.pdf^[14].
• façade's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[15].
• façade's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7^[16].
• façade's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[17].
• façade's described by source is recorded as Dresdner Hefte^[18].
• façade's different from is recorded as facade pattern^[19].
• façade's different from is recorded as envelope (anglicism)^[20].
• façade's has part is recorded as North facade^[21].
• façade's has part is recorded as South facade^[22].
• façade's has part is recorded as East facade^[23].
• façade's has part is recorded as West facade^[24].
• façade's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[25].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include architectural element^[3] and type of work of art^[4]. Recorded subclass of include exterior^[5], architectural structure^[6], wall^[7], and building component^[8]. façade is the opposite of counterfacade^[11].

Use and Application

façade comprises window^[12]. façade is part of building^[9].

Why It Matters

façade ranks in the top 1% of architectural_element entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,613 views/month).^[2] façade has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26] façade is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[27]