Thing > Place

Entities that have a somewhat fixed, physical extension.
PropertyExpected TypeDescription
Properties from Thing
additionalType URL An additional type for the item, typically used for adding more specific types from external vocabularies in microdata syntax. This is a relationship between something and a class that the thing is in. In RDFa syntax, it is better to use the native RDFa syntax - the 'typeof' attribute - for multiple types. Schema.org tools may have only weaker understanding of extra types, in particular those defined externally.
description Text A short description of the item.
image URL URL of an image of the item.
name Text The name of the item.
url URL URL of the item.
Properties from Place
address PostalAddress Physical address of the item.
aggregateRating AggregateRating The overall rating, based on a collection of reviews or ratings, of the item.
containedIn Place The basic containment relation between places.
event Event Upcoming or past event associated with this place or organization.
events Event Upcoming or past events associated with this place or organization (legacy spelling; see singular form, event).
faxNumber Text The fax number.
geo GeoCoordinates or GeoShape The geo coordinates of the place.
globalLocationNumber Text The Global Location Number (GLN, sometimes also referred to as International Location Number or ILN) of the respective organization, person, or place. The GLN is a 13-digit number used to identify parties and physical locations.
interactionCount Text A count of a specific user interactions with this item—for example, 20 UserLikes, 5 UserComments, or 300 UserDownloads. The user interaction type should be one of the sub types of UserInteraction.
isicV4 Text The International Standard of Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC), Revision 4 code for a particular organization, business person, or place.
logo ImageObject or URL URL of an image for the logo of the item.
map URL A URL to a map of the place.
maps URL A URL to a map of the place (legacy spelling; see singular form, map).
openingHoursSpecification OpeningHoursSpecification The opening hours of a certain place.
photo ImageObject or Photograph A photograph of this place.
photos ImageObject or Photograph Photographs of this place (legacy spelling; see singular form, photo).
review Review A review of the item.
reviews Review Review of the item (legacy spelling; see singular form, review).
telephone Text The telephone number.

More specific types

Schema Draft Version 1.0a
Example 1

Original HTML: 

<h1>Beachwalk Beachwear & Giftware</h1>
A superb collection of fine gifts and clothing to accent your stay in Mexico Beach.
3102 Highway 98
Mexico Beach, FL
Phone: 850-648-4200


With Microdata: 
<div itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/LocalBusiness">
  <h1><span itemprop="name">Beachwalk Beachwear & Giftware</span></h1>
  <span itemprop="description"> A superb collection of fine gifts and clothing
  to accent your stay in Mexico Beach.</span>
  <div itemprop="address" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/PostalAddress">
    <span itemprop="streetAddress">3102 Highway 98</span>
    <span itemprop="addressLocality">Mexico Beach</span>,
    <span itemprop="addressRegion">FL</span>
  </div>
  Phone: <span itemprop="telephone">850-648-4200</span>
</div>
Example 2

Original HTML: 

<h1>What is the latitude and longitude of the Empire State Building?<h1>
Answer:
Latitude: 40 deg 44 min 54.36 sec N
Longitude: 73 deg 59 min 8.5 sec W


With Microdata: 
<div itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Place">
  <h1>What is the latitude and longitude of the <span itemprop="name">Empire State Building</span>?</h1>
  Answer:
  <div itemprop="geo" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/GeoCoordinates">
    Latitude: 40 deg 44 min 54.36 sec N
    Longitude: 73 deg 59 min 8.5 dec W
    <meta itemprop="latitude" content="40.75" />
    <meta itemprop="longitude" content="73.98" />
  </div>
</div>
Example 3

Original HTML: 

<a href="nba-miami-philidelphia-game3.html">
NBA Eastern Conference First Round Playoff Tickets:
 Miami Heat at Philadelphia 76ers - Game 3 (Home Game 1)
</a>

Thu, 04/21/16
8:00 p.m.

<a href="wells-fargo-center.html">
Wells Fargo Center
</a>
Philadelphia, PA

Priced from: $35
1938 tickets left


With Microdata: 
<div itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Event">
  <a itemprop="url" href="nba-miami-philidelphia-game3.html">
  NBA Eastern Conference First Round Playoff Tickets:
  <span itemprop="name"> Miami Heat at Philadelphia 76ers - Game 3 (Home Game 1) </span>
  </a>

  <meta itemprop="startDate" content="2016-04-21T20:00">
    Thu, 04/21/16
    8:00 p.m.

  <div itemprop="location" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Place">
    <a itemprop="url" href="wells-fargo-center.html">
    Wells Fargo Center
    </a>
    <div itemprop="address" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/PostalAddress">
      <span itemprop="addressLocality">Philadelphia</span>,
      <span itemprop="addressRegion">PA</span>
    </div>
  </div>

  <div itemprop="offers" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/AggregateOffer">
    Priced from: <span itemprop="lowPrice">$35</span>
    <span itemprop="offerCount">1938</span> tickets left
  </div>
</div>
Example 4

Original HTML: 

Springfield Town Hall
Hours:
   Mon-Fri 9am - 5:30pm
   Sat 9am - 12pm
   Closed Sun


With Microdata: 
<div itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/CivicStructure">
  <span itemprop="name">Springfield Town Hall</span>
  Hours:
  <meta itemprop="openingHours" content="Mo-Fr 09:00-17:30">Mon-Fri 9am - 5:30pm
  <meta itemprop="openingHours" content="Sa 09:00-12:00">Sat 9am - 12pm
  Closed Sun
</div>