Tag:memorial=cross
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 memorial = cross
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Specifies a memorial as a cross. 
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A 
memorial cross is a cross-shaped memorial to commemorate a special event or an incident, typically where one or more people died. This tag is used in combination with historic=memorial to specify a memorial cross.
- Do not confuse with historic=wayside_cross or man_made=cross.
How to map
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Tags used in combination
- name=* – name by which the memorial is known
- inscription=* – text of inscriptions on the memorial
- material=* – main material of the memorial
- start_date=* – erection date/year
See also
- historic=wayside_cross – A (mostly) historical (usually christian) cross
- historic=high_cross – An early medieaval standing cross, richly decorated, often with a ring surrounding the crossing point
- historic=market_cross – (mostly) stone cross that marks the location of the market in a mediaeval town
- historic=stone + stone_type=conciliation_cross – Conciliation cross
- man_made=cross – A cross with no historical or religious relationship
- summit:cross=yes attribute for natural=peak or man_made=cross – if there is a summit cross on or nearby this peak
- historic=wayside_shrine – a small shrine showing a religious depiction, usually placed by a road or pathway
- amenity=place_of_worship + place_of_worship=cross – if there are ceremonies of worshipping regularly performed
- memorial=stele + stele=khachkar for Armenian memorial stele bearing a cross