Home page
 
 

Czech Republic

 
background image

Skeleton chapelmarker

Sedlec ossuary, Kutna Hora

Bones and skulls from more than 40.000 people are neatly arranged and used for morbid decoration in the chapel beneath the church. In 1870 a woodcarver was put in charge of the pile of bones the chapel had accumulated through times. With a bit of creativity and a weird sense of humour he furnished the chapel with the bones. Pyramids made out of skulls, a huge chandelier containing every kind of bone in the human body and even a coat-of-arms. Whether you fancy the bizarre taste or not, you won't see anything like it elsewhere.
 

Flag of Czech Republic

Name: Czech Republic
Population: 10,190,000
Capital: Prague
Currency: Czech koruna
Home    |    Site map    |     Terms of use     |     Contact us
© 2009-2013 Globe Spots. All rights reserved.