Church made out of BONE!

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The story:

The well-known story of the Bone Church (‘Ossuary’ to be more correct or ‘Kostnice’ in Czech) in Kutná Hora is that, in the 13th century, Jindřich, the abbot of Sedlec monastery, returned from a visit to Palestine with a pocketful of soil and sprinkled it on the cemetery surrounding the Chapel of All Saints.

This direct association with the holy land led to the graveyard becoming a sought after burial site among the aristocracy of Central Europe. At the time of the thirty years’ war in the 17th century, the number of burials outgrew the space available, the older remains began to be exhumed and stored in the chapel, and it’s estimated that the chapel now contains the bones of up to 40,000 people.

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[Hotspot]

I've seen this one tv, it's absolutely amazing that someone did this. Cool, yet creepy.

 

[Faker]

that looks awesome, would love to check that place out some day

 

[legalize]

Certainly cool and would love to check it out... While a little freaky, I think ithat's what makes it even more of an experience!

 

[Abu Taj al Deen]

Very creepy.
But somewhere I'd also love to check out someday. 😀

 

[Iktomila]

I think it's freaky...cool....odd...scary...and no...I don't want to go see it.

But I do like stories like these.

 

[SP33D_D3MON]

Wow pretty creepy , though I like the innovation! interesting to see this in person 🙂