Tag:building=church
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A building that was built as a church. ![]() |
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Group: buildings |
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A building that was built as a church. It includes cases where building is no longer used for original purpose.
Note that some places regularly used as a place of Christian worship were not constructed as churches and may not qualify for this tag; for example, an adapted residential building used as a meeting place for a congregation.
How to map
Draw as an area along the building outline. In cases where it is impossible one may use a node instead.
Tags to use in combination
name=*
– The primary name: in general, the most prominent signposted name or the most common name in the local language(s).amenity=place_of_worship
(if still used as place of worship)building:use=*
– useful to record current building use, especially if it is no longer religiousreligion=*
– Defines the specific religion.denomination=*
– Defines the subspecies of a specific religion.building:architecture=*
– Architectural style of a building- Address – "addr" is the prefix for several addr:* keys to describe addresses.
opening_hours=*
– Describes when something is open or closed. There is a specific standard format for this data.wheelchair=*
– Indicate if a special place can be used with wheelchairs.website=*
– Specifying the link to the official website for a feature.
Rendering in OSM Carto
building=church
renders like any other building=*
type:
building=church
+ amenity=place_of_worship
renders darker than other building=*
types:
Similar tags
building=cathedral
– A building that was built as a cathedral.building=chapel
– Building built as chapel.building=mosque
– A building that was built as a mosque.
See also
landuse=religious
– An area used for religious purposesamenity=place_of_worship
– A place where religious services are conductedman_made=tower
+tower:type=bell_tower
– Bell tower or church tower- Church – page about tagging repurposed church buildings and places of worship in buildings not constructed as churches