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gate tower

tower built over or next to a major gateway
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gate tower

Summary

gate tower is a type of building[1]. It draws 9 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_building category, ranking #64 of 101).[2]

Key Facts

  • gate tower's instance of is recorded as type of building[3].
  • gate tower is a type of gate[4].
  • gate tower is a type of fortified tower[5].
  • gate tower is part of fortification[6].
  • gate tower's Commons category is recorded as Gate towers[7].
  • gate tower's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gate towers[8].

Body

Definition and Type

gate tower's instance of is recorded as type of building[3]. Recorded subclass of include gate[4] and fortified tower[5].

Use and Application

gate tower is part of fortification[6].

Why It Matters

gate tower draws 9 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_building category, ranking #64 of 101).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_gate-tower_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{gate tower}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/gate-tower}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-03}}
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  1. 2d ago · MsynBot bot · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → gate, fortified tower
    Instance of → —
    Part of → fortification
    Subclass of → —
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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