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topping out

builders' rite regarding the last beam of a structure being placed during construction - sometimes the beam is signed by the workers
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topping out

Summary

topping out ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (266 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • topping out is a type of builders' rites[2].
  • topping out is a type of ceremony[3].
  • topping out is a type of key event[4].
  • topping out's Commons category is recorded as Topping out[5].
  • topping out's partially coincident with is recorded as raising ceremony[6].
  • topping out's different from is recorded as panicle[7].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include builders' rites[2], ceremony[3], and key event[4].

Why It Matters

topping out ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (266 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

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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.

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). topping out. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/topping-out
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_topping-out_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{topping out}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/topping-out}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Elbphilharmonie Richtfest 2010a.jpg, Rejsegilde.jpg
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|5 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 29347, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
  2. 15d ago · Kolja21 · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → builders' rites, ceremony, key event
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → —
    Partially coincident with → raising ceremony
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1889]]: [[Q97209817]]"
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