Key:memorial

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

Values

Key	Value	Element	Comment	Rendering	Photo
memorial	war_memorial		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 memorial=statue for a war memorial statue), the following tagging can be used: memorial=statue + war_memorial=yes
memorial	plaque		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.)
memorial	plate		Synonym for the preferred memorial=plaque.
memorial	blue_plaque		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.
memorial	statue		A  statue representing and commemorating a historical person.
memorial	bust		bust - like a statue, but only the upper part of the human figure.
memorial	stele		A  stele
memorial	stolperstein		Stolperstein, commemorating victims of Nazi extermination or persecution.
memorial	stone		A stone with an inscription, picture, or similar.
memorial	obelisk		Obelisk. The tag memorial=obelisk should be used only on "small" obelisks. See also man_made=obelisk and its subkeys and for taller ones see historic=monument too.
memorial	bench		Bench
memorial	sculpture		A non figurative sculpture which does not match any of the above categories
memorial	ghost_bike		A bicycle painted white in order to remember victims of road accidents, specifically cyclists who lost their lives.
memorial	cross		A  cross-shaped memorial to commemorate a special event or an incident, typically where one or more people died.
memorial	cenotaph		Empty tomb
memorial	user defined		All commonly used values according to Taginfo

This table is a wiki template with a default description in English. Editable here.

See also

• memorial:type=stolperstein is used more often in Germany but disputed
• historic=*
• tourism=artwork
• man_made=obelisk
• add memorial=* to memorials based on images: MapRoulette challenge.

Possible tagging mistakes

memorial:type=*

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• memorial:type=*

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memorial=memorial

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• memorial=memorial

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memorial_type=*

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• memorial_type=*

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memorial=tank

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• memorial=tank ‒ Please use historic=tank+war_memorial=yes instead.

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memorial=plate

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• memorial=plate ‒ Please use memorial=plaque instead.

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