acroterion

Summary

acroterion ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (267 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• acroterion is a type of architectural element^[2].
• acroterion is a type of architectural sculpture^[3].
• acroterion's Commons category is recorded as Acroterion^[4].
• acroterion's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[5].
• acroterion's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[6].
• acroterion's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[7].
• acroterion's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[8].
• acroterion's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary^[9].
• acroterion's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[10].
• acroterion's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[11].
• acroterion's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'grc', 'text': 'τὸ ἀκρωτήριον'}^[12].
• acroterion dates from the classical antiquity^[13].
• acroterion dates from the early modern period^[14].
• acroterion's culture is recorded as Ancient Greece^[15].
• acroterion's culture is recorded as Etruscans^[16].
• acroterion's culture is recorded as Ancient Rome^[17].
• acroterion's culture is recorded as Renaissance^[18].
• acroterion's culture is recorded as Neoclassicism^[19].
• acroterion's culture is recorded as Historicism^[20].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include architectural element^[2] and architectural sculpture^[3].

Why It Matters

acroterion ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (267 views/month).^[1] acroterion has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21] acroterion is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]