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keep

type of fortified tower built within castles during the Middle Ages by European nobility
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keep

Summary

keep is a type of building[1]. keep has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • keep's instance of is recorded as type of building[3].
  • keep is a type of fortified tower[4].
  • keep is part of fortification[5].
  • keep's Commons category is recorded as Keeps[6].
  • keep's said to be the same as is recorded as Q137887272[7].
  • keep's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Keeps[8].
  • keep's Commons gallery is recorded as Torre del homenaje[9].
  • keep's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[10].
  • keep's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[11].
  • keep's described by source is recorded as Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[12].

Body

Definition and Type

keep's instance of is recorded as type of building[3]. keep is a type of fortified tower[4].

Use and Application

keep is part of fortification[5].

Why It Matters

keep has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] keep is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

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.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Described by source → Otto's encyclopedia, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921
    Said to be the same as → Q137887272
    Part of → —
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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