Key:destroyed:*

Prefix destroyed:*
Description
Namespace for features that have been destroyed by an event other than intentional demolition.
Group: lifecycle
Used on these elements
Useful combination
damage:event=* damage:type=* damage:date=*
See also
demolished:*=* removed:*=* ruins:*=*
Status: in use
taginfo: destroyed:*

This page describes a key prefix rather than a simple key.

destroyed:*=* is a lifecycle prefix used for features that were destroyed by an event other than intentional demolition, such as a natural disaster. Remains may still be present.

Usage

destroyed:building=*

destroyed:highway=*

See search on taginfo.

Tags to use in combination

• damage:event=*: the event that caused the destruction (e.g. 2016 Ecuador earthquake)
• damage:event:wikidata=*: the Wikidata ID of the event that caused the destruction (e.g. Q23835355)
• damage:type=*: the type of the event that caused the destruction (e.g. earthquake)
• damage:date=*: the date on which the feature was destructed (e.g. 2016-04-16)

See also

• demolished:*=* - not existing anymore because of active removal
• removed:*=* - not existing anymore because of active removal (possible duplicate of demolished=*)
• ruins:*=* - only ruins are remaining (this tag is probably used for ruins due to a decay or when the event is not known)
• damage:*=* - Specify the details of an event that caused destruction
• damaged=yes: currently not documented, but used ~8000 times according to taginfo