Tag:building=ruins
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Frequently used to mark ruined buildings. However, this usage conflicts with general use of building tag. In theory it should only be used for buildings constructed to look like ruins. ![]() |
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The tag building=ruins is frequently used to mark abandoned, ruined buildings.
According to the meaning of building=*, this tag should be used for a building constructed as ruins (for example sham ruins in an English landscape garden). Frequently the use of this tag is in conflict with other building=* values, for example, building=ruins used for a house that is abandoned (but still is a building) conflicts with tagging it as building=house.
Due to this it is a good idea to explicitly mark construction as sham ruins (for example with note=*).
To tag a historic ruined building, see historic=ruins
Also see abandoned:building=* to more precisely tag partially-collapsed, abandoned buildings, especially those which no longer meet the definition of building=*.
See also
- historic=ruins
- ruins=*
- abandoned:=*
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