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 …

Oct 26, 2017 · 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 discover something chilling: Bones...

Jan 4, 2025 · Have you heard of the Czechia Bone Church? The Sedlec Ossuary is a hauntingly beautiful and sacred space that is filled with over 40,000 real human bones. Inside this tiny Roman Catholic temple, you’ll find skulls and bones piled up and arranged in different artworks including pyramids, a chandelier, and a coat of arms.

The Sedlec Ossuary is nothing spectacular on the outside. It is a small chapel in Sedlec, in the suburbs of Kutna Hora, in the Czech Republic. You would think that it is just an average old medieval Gothic church. Thus, it is also known as the Church of Bones or the Bone Church.

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.

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 the ...

Jul 24, 2013 · A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons. The 40,000 to 70,000 skeletons within Sedlec Ossuary (aka Kostnice Ossuary Beinhaus) in Czechia welcome you, quite literally, with...

Oct 5, 2023 · Sedlec Ossuary, commonly known as the ‘Bone Church’, is a place where death and art converge in a most mesmerizing and perplexing manner. Constructed in the early 14th century, this eerie masterpiece is adorned with over 40,000 human skeletons, meticulously arranged into intricate patterns.

The bone church is open 7 days a week year round, except on the 24th and 25th of December. Entry is 40Kč for adults, 20 for students, and a photography permit is an extra 30Kč. Explanatory texts in a variety of languages can be borrowed from the cashier’s desk.

Feb 27, 2024 · Whatever word you decide to use, all of them actually fit Sedlec Ossuary, better known as Bone Church. This relatively small chapel contains more than 40 000 bones, that are carefully piled up, creating wonderful/creepy (depending on the point of view) ornaments.