Key:memorial

Description
Type of a memorial. Show/edit corresponding data item.
Group: historic
Used on these elements
may be used on nodesshould not be used on waysmay be used on areas (and multipolygon relations)should not be used on relations (except multipolygon relations)
Documented values: 22
Requires
Status: de facto

This is used in conjunction with historic=memorial to specify which kind of memorial it is.

Values

Key Value Element Comment Map rendering Image
war_memorial nodearea War memorial – a building, monument, statue or other edifice to celebrate a war or victory, or (predominating in modern times) to commemorate those who died or were injured in a war.

If the memorial can be clearly defined with another value (such as =statue for a war memorial statue), the following tagging can be used: =statue + war_memorial=yes [1] [2]

plaque node A commemorative plaque, i.e. a plate of metal, ceramic, stone, wood, or other material, typically attached to a wall, stone, or other vertical surface.)
blue_plaque node A blue plaque is a sign installed in a public place in the United Kingdom and elsewhere to commemorate a link between that location and a famous person or event, serving as a historical marker.
statue node A statue representing and commemorating a historical, living or fictitious person.
bust node bust – like a statue, but only the upper part of the human figure.
stele node A stele
stolperstein node Stolperstein, commemorating victims of Nazi extermination or persecution.
stone nodearea A stone with an inscription, picture, or similar.
obelisk node Obelisk. The tag =obelisk should be used only on "small" obelisks. See also man_made=obelisk and its subkeys and for taller ones see historic=monument too.
bench nodearea Bench
sculpture nodearea A non figurative sculpture which does not match any of the above categories
ghost_bike nodearea A bicycle painted white in order to remember victims of road accidents, specifically cyclists who lost their lives.
cross nodearea A cross-shaped memorial to commemorate a special event or an incident, typically where one or more people died.
pulpulak node Memorial stone with integrated bubbler. It is more common in Armenia.
cenotaph nodearea Empty tomb
user defined nodearea All commonly used values according to Taginfo

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See also

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References

  1. [1], war memorial statue/stele/stone, Talk:Key:memorial
  2. [2], Loss of detail with memorial=war_memorial alone?, OpenStreetMap Community