observatory

Summary

observatory ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,389 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• observatory is a type of architectural structure^[2].
• observatory is a type of observation facility^[3].
• observatory is a type of scientific organization^[4].
• observatory is a type of facility^[5].
• observatory's Commons category is recorded as Observatories^[6].
• observatory's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Observatories^[7].
• observatory's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as man_made=observatory^[8].
• observatory's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as landuse=observatory^[9].
• observatory's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[10].
• observatory's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[11].
• observatory's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary^[12].
• observatory's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[13].
• observatory's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1^[14].
• observatory's topic has template is recorded as Template:Infobox observatory^[15].
• observatory's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[16].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include architectural structure^[2], observation facility^[3], scientific organization^[4], and facility^[5].

Why It Matters

observatory ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,389 views/month).^[1] observatory has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[17] observatory is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[18]