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frieze

Summary

frieze ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (892 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • frieze is a type of ornament[2].
  • frieze is a type of architectural element[3].
  • frieze is part of entablature[4].
  • frieze's Commons category is recorded as Friezes[5].
  • frieze's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Friezes[6].
  • frieze's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[7].
  • frieze's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[8].
  • frieze's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[9].
  • frieze's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[10].
  • frieze's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • frieze's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12].
  • frieze's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'frisé'}[13].
  • frieze's different from is recorded as Friesian horse[14].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include ornament[2] and architectural element[3].

Use and Application

frieze is part of entablature[4].

Influence

Things named for frieze include frieze group[15], a motif[16].

Why It Matters

frieze ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (892 views/month).[1] frieze has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] frieze is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

Entities named for frieze include frieze group[15], a motif[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [15] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · O Breixo · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Enciclopedia galega universal id 128231
    Part of
    Topic's main category Category:Friezes
    Aliases
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P13613]]: 128231"
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