The Sedlec Ossuary chapel in the Czech Republic town of Kutná Hora has become the latest travel attraction to clamp down on photography. The chapel, located beneath the Church of All Saints about 45 ...

Architecture made from human bone is found throughout the world—often, but not always, constructed by church authorities encouraging us to reflect on our mortal fate, and to behave accordingly. One of ...

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The Sedlec Ossuary in the Czech Republic has long captured the curiosity of visitors who encounter its striking interior for the first time. Beneath a modest church in the town of Kutná Hora lies a ...

The Sedlec Ossuary in the Czech Republic houses over 40,000 human bones, artistically arranged by František Rint in the 19th century. Originally from a sacred cemetery, these remains were later ...