basilica
building type of a church
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Summary
basilica is a type of building[1]. basilica ranks in the top 3% of type of building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,264 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Named after: civil basilica[3]
- Subclass of: church building[4]
- Commons category: Basilicas (disambiguation)[5]
- Topic's main category: Category:Basilicas[6]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[7], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[8], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[10], Pauly–Wissowa[11], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[12], New International Encyclopedia[13]
- Has characteristic: floor plan[14]
- Different from: early Christian basilica[15], civil basilica[16], basilica[17], minor basilica[18], major basilica[19], papal basilica[20], patriarchal basilica[21], pseudobasilica[22]
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Influence
Things named for basilica include Cathedral Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi[23], a Catholic cathedral[24], in United States[25], founded in 1869[26].
Why It Matters
basilica has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] basilica is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]
Entities named for basilica include Cathedral Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi[23], a Catholic cathedral[24], in United States[25], founded in 1869[26].