In what way is it not a cenotaph? It is clearly a structural monument. It is in memory of a deceased person. Said deceased person is not entombed there, although his remains are thought to be in an unmarked grave somewhere nearby. It looks like a tomb, but nobody is entombed in it.
On Sep 19, 2016 6:31 PM, "Warin" <61sundow...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 20-Sep-16 12:51 AM, Kevin Kenny wrote: > > tomb=cenotaph sounds perfect, if unusual. > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steuben_Memorial_State_ > Historic_Site#/media/File:Baron_von_Steuben_Monumental_Tomb_Jul_10.jpg is > the cenotaph that I was mapping when the question arose. Baron von > Steuben's remains are in an unmarked grave somewhere nearby. The 'memorial > tomb' was erected, contrary to his express wish to be buried in an unmarked > grave, decades after his death. It is claimed, but by no means certain, > that the memorial covers his remains. He is most certainly not entombed > within it. > > > > Not a 'cenotaph'. *Cenotaphs are not tombs*! > > A definition of cenotaph is; > a) a structural monument in memory to a deceased person whose body is > elsewhere (so not a tomb) > b) a municipal, civic, or national memorial to those killed in war. > > On the LPI data base (for Australia, New South Wales) there are 13 listed > 'cenotaphs'. > > > > On Mon, Sep 19, 2016 at 8:32 AM, Martin Koppenhoefer < > dieterdre...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> 2016-09-19 13:17 GMT+02:00 Martin Koppenhoefer <dieterdre...@gmail.com>: >> >>> there's only one memorial:type=cenotaph >> >> >> >> btw., those cenotaphs wikipedia has as examples in osm would rather be >> historic=monument than memorial I think: >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cenotaph >> >> Cheers, >> Martin >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Tagging mailing list >> Tagging@openstreetmap.org >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing > listTagging@openstreetmap.orghttps://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging > > > > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging > >
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