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impossible cube

a visual illusion depicting an apparently impossible three-dimensional framework, invented by M.C. Escher
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impossible cube

Summary

impossible cube ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (90 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • impossible cube's image is recorded as Impossible cube illusion (Escher).svg[2].
  • impossible cube's subclass of is recorded as impossible object[3].
  • impossible cube's Commons category is recorded as Optical illusions[4].
  • impossible cube's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0p6tl[5].
  • impossible cube's MathWorld ID is recorded as FreemishCrate[6].
  • impossible cube's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[7].

Why It Matters

impossible cube ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (90 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). impossible cube. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/impossible-cube
MLA “impossible cube.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/impossible-cube.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_impossible-cube_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{impossible cube}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/impossible-cube}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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