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Fourth Plinth

empty plinth on Trafalgar Square, with a programme of temporary artworks
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Fourth Plinth

Summary

Fourth Plinth is a pedestal[1]. It draws 604 Wikipedia views per month (pedestal category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • Fourth Plinth is located in City of Westminster[3].
  • Fourth Plinth is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Fourth Plinth's instance of is recorded as pedestal[5].
  • Fourth Plinth's instance of is recorded as project[6].
  • Fourth Plinth's founder is recorded as Royal Society of Arts[7].
  • Fourth Plinth took place at Trafalgar Square[8].
  • The location of Fourth Plinth was London[9].
  • Fourth Plinth's Commons category is recorded as Fourth plinth, Trafalgar Square[10].
  • 1999 marks the founding of Fourth Plinth[11].
  • Fourth Plinth's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 51.5082, 'longitude': -0.12871}[12].
  • Fourth Plinth's official website is recorded as http://www.london.gov.uk/fourthplinth/[13].
  • Fourth Plinth's historic county is recorded as Middlesex[14].
  • Fourth Plinth's category for the view from the item is recorded as Category:Views from the Fourth plinth, Trafalgar Square[15].

Body

Material and Period

Recorded location include Trafalgar Square[8] and London[9].

Why It Matters

Fourth Plinth draws 604 Wikipedia views per month (pedestal category, ranking #1 of 2).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Related Entities

City of Westminster London United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 29d ago · Chalmd · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → http://www.london.gov.uk/fourthplinth/
    Located in → —
    Instance of → pedestal, project
    Country → United Kingdom
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P402]]: 3962876"
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