Key:wall

Description
Used to provide more detailed information about a barrier=wall. The value should indicate the principle feature of the wall, which might be the type, purpose, or building material of the wall. Show/edit corresponding data item.
Group: barriers
Used on these elements
should not be used on nodesmay be used on waysmay be used on areas (and multipolygon relations)should not be used on relations (except multipolygon relations)
Documented values: 12
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Status: de facto

The tag =* provides more detailed information about the wall.

Values

The value should indicate the principle feature of the wall, which might be the type, purpose, or building material of the wall, as follows:

Key Value Description Tag Usage[1] Photo

Wall purpose

noise_barrier Noise barrier - a wall which protects against noise on one of its sides
jersey_barrier Jersey barrier. There's also the much more common (as of 2019-02) barrier=jersey_barrier.
seawall Seawall - a wall built to protect land along the coast from erosion and flooding from the sea
flood_wall Flood wall - a wall built to protect land from flooding along a river or lake
castle_wall Castle curtain wall - also see barrier=city_wall

Construction material / method - also see material=*

dry_stone A dry stone wall is constructed from stones without mortar to bind them together.
stone stone wall - a wall constructed from stones. See also material=stone and =stone_wall
brick brick - a wall constructed from bricks. See also material=brick
concrete Concrete wall, constructed from concrete poured in place, or as precast concrete wall panels. See also material=concrete
concrete_block Concrete block wall, constructed from cement concrete blocks and mortar - also see =cement_block
flint Flint cobbled wall, may have brick courses and copings.
gabion Gabion wall made from cages or boxes filled with stones, concrete, or sometimes sand and soil.
pise Rammed earth wall made from compacted soil, chalk or clay.

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