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The English Wikipedia is the primary English-language edition of Wikipedia, an online encyclopedia. It was created by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger on January 15, 2001, as Wikipedia's first edition. English Wikipedia is hosted alongside other language editions by the Wikimedia Foundation, an American nonprofit organization.

Download as PDF. Printable version. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. A statement from , co-founder of Wikipedia. A free encyclopedia, like any other form of free knowledge, can be freely read, without getting permission from anyone. Free knowledge can be freely shared with others. Free knowledge can be adapted to your own needs.

Wikipedia ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a free online encyclopedia website in 336 languages of the world. 324 languages are currently active and 12 are closed. People can freely use it, share it, and change it, without having to pay. It is also one of the biggest wiki organizations.

List of other free encyclopedias, from Enciclopedia Libre. The concept of a free encyclopedia began with the Interpedia proposal on Usenet in 1993, which outlined an Internet-based online encyclopedia to which anyone could submit content and that would be freely accessible.

From Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Simple English Wikipedia in different languages. We use write pages here. Gothic cathedrals are important examples of gothic architecture. Gothic architecture began in Western . Gothic architecture started in the 12th century, and lasted until the 16th century.