Take a look inside Sedlec Ossuary, Czech Republic's Bone Church ⛪️💀🥀 (aesthetic video, no talking)

Описание: 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.

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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.

In recent years, the ‘Church of Bones’ has become one of the most popular attractions in the entire country as it’s really easy to visit on a day trip from Prague!

There has been a religious temple on this site since 1142 when it was founded by Miroslav of Markvartic.

Due to the Hussite Wars and the Plague of 1348, the old graves were abolished and the bones were then stored in the bottom chapel instead.

The church was also devastated and had to be rebuilt. Many of the bodies located in the cemetery had to be dug up and the bones were stored inside the chapel instead.

There is another legend that says a half-blind monk was responsible for arranging the bones into pyramids in the 16th century. It is said that after he completed his work he got his sight back!

The architect, Jan Blažej Santini Aichel also was responsible for some of the basic skeletal decorations using a Baroque method. There are symbols of cups and monstrances dating back to 1742.

Later, after the monastery was abolished in 1783, the Schwarzenberg family bought the Sedlec land including the cathedral and ossuary and their patronage ensured its survival.

They hired a carpenter called František Rint to re-organize the bones. He decided to display them as artworks and it’s his skill that made this chapel such a popular tourist attraction.

Today, it’s estimated that over 250,000 people visit the Bone Church of the Czech Republic every year!

Personally, I have been wanting to visit this chapel for years and I was so happy that I finally got the opportunity.

Here is how to visit Sedlec Ossuary in Kutna Hora and the interesting story as to why there is a church bursting with bones!

A special thank you to the Sedlec team for allowing me to take photos/videos on my visit.

📍Kutna Hora, Czech Republic

📸 Filmed by me with my iPhone 13 Pro Max and Geralt the Tripod

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