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The Sedlec Ossuary (Czech: Kostnice v Sedlci; German: Sedletz-Beinhaus) is a Roman Catholic chapel, located beneath the Cemetery Church of All Saints (Czech: Hřbitovní kostel Všech Svatých), part of the former Sedlec Abbey in Sedlec, a suburb of Kutná Hora in the Czech Republic.
Jun 11, 2019 · Find out the strange story of the Sedlec Ossuary, aka the “Church of Bones.” Kutná Hora in the Czech Republic is home to a Roman Catholic church decorated with grisly remains exhumed in...
- Nathan Kay
Oct 26, 2017 · October 26, 2017. • 4 min read. The Gothic church standing in Sedlec near the quaint Czech Republic city of Kutná Hora looks pretty ordinary from the outside, but head into the basement to...
- Christine Bednarz
Jan 12, 2024 · The Kutna Hora Bone Church – also known as the Sedlec Ossuary – is one of the most remarkable churches in Europe. It’s also one of the most popular places to visit in the Czech Republic. It contains the bones of tens of thousands of people from the Middle Ages, and what makes this Czech church stand out is how it is decorated.
Jul 24, 2013 · 1939. Want to Visit? 2589. Sedlec Ossuary Nan Palermo / CC BY 2.0. The 40,000 to 70,000 skeletons within Sedlec Ossuary (aka Kostnice Ossuary Beinhaus) in the Czech Republic welcome you, quite...
Jan 25, 2024 · Did you know there is a Bone Church in the Czech Republic?! It's called the Sedlec Ossuary in Kutna Hora and features 40,000 bones. Here is how to visit!
The Kutna Hora church of bones is decorated with human skeletons in a frightening but elegant manner. These bones, organized into chandeliers, coats of arms, and other ornaments, may be up to 70,000 people. The bone ossuary in Kutna Hora inspires contemplation on life and death. Cultural heritage.
