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tower block

tall building; as opposed to a low-rise building
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tower block

Summary

tower block ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (324 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • tower block followed medium-rise building[2].
  • tower block is a type of multi-story urban building[3].
  • tower block is used for shelter[4].
  • tower block is used for office[5].
  • tower block is used for home[6].
  • tower block's Commons category is recorded as High-rises[7].
  • tower block is the opposite of low-rise building[8].
  • tower block comprises storey[9].
  • tower block's topic's main category is recorded as Category:High-rises[10].
  • tower block's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[11].
  • tower block's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica Inc.[12].
  • tower block's described by source is recorded as Dresdner Hefte[13].
  • tower block's has characteristic is recorded as height[14].
  • tower block's different from is recorded as skyscraper[15].
  • tower block's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[16].
  • tower block's category for the view from the item is recorded as Category:Views from high-rises[17].

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Definition and Type

tower block is a type of multi-story urban building[3]. It is the opposite of low-rise building[8].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include shelter[4], office[5], and home[6]. tower block comprises storey[9].

Why It Matters

tower block ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (324 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

Related Entities

Fletcher Trust Building office

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.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . britannica.com. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Dcflyer · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bibliothèque nationale de france id → 11946903n
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P268]]: 11946903n"
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