Tag:historic=wayside shrine

The tag historic=wayside_shrine is used to map a shrine showing a religious depiction, usually placed by a road or pathway.

This tag is also used to mark shrines created in modern times (not just "historic" ones).

How to map

Tag a node or draw the area and add historic=wayside_shrine

Note: If the shrine has a roof and is large enough for a person to enter, the building can be mapped and tagged with building=* (e.g. building=chapel, building=shrine, or building=wayside_shrine).

• name=* if it has a name
• religion=* (e.g. religion=christian, religion=shinto, religion=hindu)
• denomination=* - (e.g. denomination=roman_catholic, denomination=russian_orthodox, denomination=tibetan)

All of these additional tags are optional:

• amenity=place_of_worship if it is a place of worship
• inscription=*
• tourism=attraction if it is a tourist attraction
• ruins=yes if it's a ruin
• start_date=* erection/sacrification date
• support=* mounted on pedestal/tree/ground/etc.

If possible one may map this object as an area and use additionally building=wayside_shrine.

A shrine where religious services are conducted is also an amenity=place_of_worship and that tag also should be added. Note that only some shrines qualify for that.

See also

• Wayside shrine on Wikipedia

Examples

Tag history

historic=wayside_shrine, historic=wayside_cross were intended for tagging old shrines and old crosses. But introducing them was done without proposing a tagging scheme for modern crosses and modern shrines. As result tags changed meaning and are used for any shrine and any cross. Including ones that are neither historic nor wayside.

Similar tags

• historic=wayside_cross
• summit:cross=yes summit cross
• man_made=cross modern cross
• building=shrine, building=wayside_shrine