Hippodamian Plan

type of city plan in which streets run at right angles to each other, forming a grid
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Hippodamian Plan

Summary

Hippodamian Plan is a type of plan, scheme or program[1]. It draws 824 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_plan_scheme_or_program category, ranking #2 of 12).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hippodamian Plan is credited with the discovery of Hippodamus of Miletus[3].
  • Hippodamian Plan's instance of is recorded as type of plan, scheme or program[4].
  • Hippodamus of Miletus is named after Hippodamian Plan[5].
  • Hippodamian Plan is a type of plan[6].
  • Hippodamian Plan is part of urban planning[7].
  • Hippodamian Plan's Commons category is recorded as Grid plan[8].
  • Hippodamian Plan's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 2600 BC[9].
  • isonomy inspired Hippodamian Plan[10].
  • Hippodamian Plan's shape is recorded as grid[11].
  • Hippodamian Plan's has characteristic is recorded as right angle[12].

Body

Definition and Type

Hippodamian Plan's instance of is recorded as type of plan, scheme or program[4]. It is a type of plan[6].

Origins

Hippodamus of Miletus is named after Hippodamian Plan[5].

Use and Application

Hippodamian Plan is part of urban planning[7].

Why It Matters

Hippodamian Plan draws 824 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_plan_scheme_or_program category, ranking #2 of 12).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discoverer or inventor Hippodamus of Miletus
    Part of
    Part of urban planning
    Instance of type of plan, scheme or program
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