Photos: Map location is correct, but building name is wrong

The location is stored as latitude and longitude. Photos uses a lookup table to find the coordinates if you enter an address or place name, and it will try to work backwards from the latitude and longitude to display an appropriate address or place name for you. But it doesn't know what you're taking a picture of, just the coordinates of the position of the camera. And in a city they're often more than one thing of interest there. The name it chooses is just the most likely place that's more interesting to post than the latitude and longitude.

If you want to record a specific building name, the caption is a handy place for that. I often include historical information there, as well.

"But it doesn't know what you're taking a picture of, just the coordinates of the position of the camera."

It is a pity, that Photos is not using the direction the camera is pointing at, or at least displaying the direction. The iPhones and other cameras are recording the direction with the GPS, and it would help a lot to identify the buildings, when we are on a historic site with several interesting buildings.

While dreaming of potential improvements, it would be nice, if the Info would be showing the altitude as a a part of the location, not just longitude and latitude. It is a lot of extra work, to find out the altitude, where we have been when taking a photo on a hiking trail.