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watchtower

tower used for the military surveillance of the surrounding area
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watchtower

Summary

watchtower is a type of building[1]. watchtower has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • watchtower's instance of is recorded as type of building[3].
  • watchtower is a type of tower[4].
  • watchtower is a type of fortification[5].
  • watchtower's Commons category is recorded as Watch towers[6].
  • watchtower's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Watchtowers[7].
  • watchtower's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as tower:type=watchtower[8].
  • watchtower's different from is recorded as observation tower[9].

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Definition and Type

watchtower's instance of is recorded as type of building[3]. Recorded subclass of include tower[4] and fortification[5].

Why It Matters

watchtower has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] watchtower is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_watchtower_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{watchtower}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/watchtower}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 11d ago · PMoitrel · 2026-06-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pactols thesaurus id → pcrtwh11nA4w5F
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P4212]]: pcrtwh11nA4w5F"
  2. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → type of building
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → tower, fortification
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007290946405171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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