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tympanum

architectural element; the vertical, triangular space enclosed by the horizontal and raking cornices of a pediment
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Summary

tympanum ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (762 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • tympanum is a type of architectural element[2].
  • tympanum's Commons category is recorded as Tympanums[3].
  • tympanum's language of work or name is recorded as Spanish[4].
  • tympanum's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[5].
  • tympanum's published in is recorded as Diccionario de Arquitectura Civil[6].
  • tympanum's different from is recorded as Tympanum[7].

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Definition and Type

tympanum is a type of architectural element[2].

Why It Matters

tympanum ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (762 views/month).[1] tympanum has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] tympanum is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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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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  1. 11w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Q296578
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Biblissima authority id: Q296578, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/a6710164cdc|details]])"
  2. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → Tympanum
    Subclass of → architectural element
    Aliases → —
    Published in → Diccionario de Arquitectura Civil
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ National library of israel j9u id: 987007558415905171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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