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observation tower

civilian structure used to view the surrounding landscape
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Summary

observation tower is a type of building[1]. It draws 1,548 Wikipedia views per month (type of building category, ranking #43 of 101).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: tower[3], scenic viewpoint[4], tourist attraction[5], observation post[6], elevated structure[7]
  • Commons category: Observation towers[8]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Observation towers[9]
  • OpenStreetMap tag: tower:type=observation[10]
  • Described by source: Sytin Military Encyclopedia[11], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12], New Encyclopedic Dictionary[13], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[14]
  • Topic has template: Q10804844[15]
  • Different from: watchtower[16]
  • Category for the view from the item: Category:Views from observation towers[17]
  • P14692: Piero della Francesca[18]

Why It Matters

observation tower has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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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. 11h ago · Spinster · 2026-10-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Postimees topic id → 13892
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'et', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'he', 'hu', '
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Postimees topic id: 13892, Matched to #mix'n'match [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/177389262|vaatetorn (#177389262)]] for {{P|9937}}"
  2. 26d ago · Hirho · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → tower, scenic viewpoint, tourist attraction +2
    P14692 → Piero della Francesca
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Subclass of: elevated structure"
  3. 15w ago · Fryed-peach · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Iate entry id → 1248739
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Iate entry id: 1248739, Matched to #mix'n'match [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/178623257|observation tower (#178623257)]] for {{P|11662}}"
  4. 18w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → h0002970-rozhledny
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: h0002970-rozhledny, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259599|batch #259599]]"
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