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pilaster

decorative architectural element giving the appearance of a supporting column
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pilaster

Summary

pilaster ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (86 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • pilaster is a type of decoration[2].
  • pilaster is a type of Q136462771[3].
  • pilaster's Commons category is recorded as Pilasters[4].
  • pilaster comprises capital[5].
  • pilaster comprises base[6].
  • pilaster's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[7].
  • pilaster's described by source is recorded as Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[8].
  • pilaster's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[9].
  • pilaster's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 8[10].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include decoration[2] and Q136462771[3].

Use and Application

Components include capital[5] and base[6].

Why It Matters

pilaster ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (86 views/month).[1] pilaster has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] pilaster is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Related Entities

Valletta

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 25d ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → decoration, Q136462771
    Described by source → Otto's encyclopedia, Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition +1
    Has parts → —
    Biblissima authority id → Q321025
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11493]]: Q321025, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/a6710164cdc|details]])"
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