The Needle

memorial in Apeldoorn, Netherlands
VisualArtwork obelisk Q1876534
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The Needle

Summary

The Needle is an obelisk[1]. It draws 4 Wikipedia views per month (obelisk category, ranking #34 of 45).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Needle is the creator of Pieter Puijpe[3].
  • The Needle is located in Apeldoorn[4].
  • The Needle is in the country of Netherlands[5].
  • The Needle's image is recorded as De Naald Loolaan Apeldoorn.JPG[6].
  • The Needle's instance of is recorded as obelisk[7].
  • The Needle's instance of is recorded as memorial[8].
  • The Needle's instance of is recorded as sculpture[9].
  • The Needle's architect is recorded as Gerrit de Zeeuw[10].
  • The Needle's commissioned by is recorded as Apeldoorn[11].
  • The Needle's owned by is recorded as National Monuments Organization[12].
  • The Needle's owned by is recorded as Q95728762[13].
  • The Needle's genre is recorded as public art[14].
  • The Needle's depicts is recorded as William III of the Netherlands[15].
  • The Needle's depicts is recorded as Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont[16].
  • The Needle's location is recorded as Het Loo Palace[17].
  • The Needle's Rijksmonument ID is recorded as 8163[18].
  • The Needle's Commons category is recorded as De Naald (Apeldoorn)[19].
  • The Needle's commemorates is recorded as William III of the Netherlands[20].
  • The Needle's commemorates is recorded as Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont[21].
  • +1901-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of The Needle[22].
  • The Needle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 52.22778, 'lon': 5.94611}[23].
  • The Needle's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05zsh6s[24].
  • The Needle's located on street is recorded as Zwolseweg[25].
  • The Needle's dedicated to is recorded as Wilhelmina of the Netherlands[26].
  • The Needle's dedicated to is recorded as Duke Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin[27].

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Works and Contributions

The Needle is the creator of Pieter Puijpe[3].

Why It Matters

The Needle draws 4 Wikipedia views per month (obelisk category, ranking #34 of 45).[2] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . Statues Hither & Thither. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . Statues Hither & Thither. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . Statues Hither & Thither. Retrieved . monumentenbezit.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . monumentenbezit.nl. Retrieved . monumentenbezit.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . monumentenbezit.nl. Retrieved . monumentenbezit.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . Statues Hither & Thither. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . Statues Hither & Thither. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . Statues Hither & Thither. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Statues Hither & Thither. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Statues Hither & Thither. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Statues Hither & Thither. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Statues Hither & Thither. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Statues Hither & Thither. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Statues Hither & Thither. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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