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oriel window

bay window which protrudes from the main wall of a building but does not reach to the ground
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Summary

oriel window ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,007 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • oriel window is a type of bay window[2].
  • oriel window's Commons category is recorded as Oriel windows[3].
  • oriel window's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[4].
  • oriel window's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Erker'}[5].

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Definition and Type

oriel window is a type of bay window[2].

Influence

Things named for oriel window include Oriel College[6], a college of the University of Oxford[7], in United Kingdom[8], founded in 1324[9], headquartered in Oxford[10].

Why It Matters

oriel window ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,007 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Entities named for it include Oriel College[6], a college of the University of Oxford[7], in United Kingdom[8], founded in 1324[9], headquartered in Oxford[10].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [10] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · YukiKoKo · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Schematic → Erker Numbered.svg
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Schematic: Erker Numbered.svg"
  2. 12w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → bay window
    Described by source → Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
    Biblissima authority id → Q295874
    Subclass of → —
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Biblissima authority id: Q295874, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/a6710164cdc|details]])"
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