Key:building:use

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Church of Feast of the Ascension of Jesus Christ (Old-Catholic Church) in Cracow, Poland.jpg
Description
The present type of usage of a building Show/edit corresponding data item.
Group: buildings
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: 2
Requires
Status: in use

The building:use=* key describes what kind of function a building=* serves. This tag can be handy when the form or original purpose of a building differs from its present use.

Mapping

For example, if a warehouse building serves as a residence, then you could tag it:

building=warehouse
building:use=residential

In fact, there are many examples in the real world where the original building was re-purposed. Dormitory used as apartment building:

building=dormitory
building:use=apartments


The function of a building can usually be expressed by combining building=* with other common tags, such as amenity=*, shop=*, or tourism=*. Imagine a church building used as a library:

building=church
amenity=library

See also

Possible tagging mistakes

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