M∡rtin Koppenhoefer <dieterdreist@...> writes: > ... E.g. > in Rome there is a lot of obelisks, and they are very easy to identify > , but tagging their original purpose or what they should remind of > might be disputed or hard to find out. ... > Generally spoken, an obelisk (like a column) can > be read as a "phallus" and has the connotation of power and centre --- > > > But I do think that you are right: they will in most cases be > monuments (historic=monument). This would IMHO support the idea to map > them with a tag that is not "historic" itself, i.e. man_made=obelisk > (pro: follows the man_made=tower logics) or building=obelisk (pro: is > already rendered ). Or use memorial:type=obelisk in conjunction. > An obelisk is something you really want to map. I think the most striking thing about them is how they stand out in the surroundings.
No key is really spot-on, well maybe landmark but that is used on seamaps to mark prominent features on the horizon. So how to tag prominent features on the streets and squares. I think that there should be some general tag for all free standing columns and some special tag to separate the obelisk. My suggestion is man_made=column There is alot in common between the columns and other prominent monuments and such, like statues, fountains and different kinds of modern sculpture. maybe man_made=sculpture is an even more general tag? /Johan Jönsson _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
