[SIZE=6]Chilling tourist attraction which is decorated with the skeletons of 70,000 plague victims[/SIZE]
By Becky Pemberton For Mailonline07:46 09 Jul 2015, updated 10:27 09 Jul 2015
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[li]Sedlec Ossuary in the Czech Republic features an artful collection of dismembered and bleached human remains[/li][li]The chilling building lies beneath the Cemetery Church of All Saints, and contains mainly 1318 plague victims[/li][li]Local woodcarver František Rint was given the job of bleaching and arranging the remains [/li][/ul]
It’s a real-life chapel that looks like the set of the Pirates of the Caribbean.
The spine-tingling Sedlec Ossuary in the Czech Republic is estimated to hold the remains of between 40,000 and 70,000 people, many of whom died in the plague in 1318 and during the Hussite Wars in the 15th century.
Known as the ‘Skull Church,’ the macabre building contains bodies that have been dismembered, de-fleshed and reassembled into decorative features including a bone chandelier and chalices and even a family crest constructed from human remains.
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The spine-tingling Sedlec Ossuary is estimated to hold the remains of between 40,000 and 70,000 people, many of whom died in the plague in 1318 and during the Hussite Wars in the 15th century
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Known as the ‘Skull Church,’ the macabre building contains bodies that have been dismembered, de-fleshed, and reassembled into decorative features including a bone chandelier, bone chalices and a family crest constructed from human remains
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Visitors look at the coat-of-arms of the Schwarzenberg noble family at the Sedlec Ossuary chapel beneath the Cemetery Church of All Saints in Sedlec, suburb of Kutna Hora, Czech Republic on January 4, 2014. The ossuary contains the remains of about 40 000 people and the current arrangement of bones dates from 1870. AFP PHOTO / MICHAL CIZEK (Photo credit should read MICHAL CIZEK/AFP/Getty Images)
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No attention to detail has been spared with creative arrangements, and constructed chandeliers being the focus point of the attraction
Situated under the Cemetery Church of All Saints it features skull bunting artfully draped between beams, two large chalices, four baroque candelabras, six pyramids and candleholders - all made with bone.
The centrepiece chandelier comprises of almost every bone in a human body, including seven arms formed from vertebrae, with candle-mounted skulls.
The unusual design is said to represent a seven-headed beast, reminiscent of prophecies from the Book of Revelation in the Bible.
Unsurprisingly, the ‘Skull Church’ has a history as chilling as its unconventional decoration.
The skeletons are said to have originally been buried at the church cemetery, which was shut at the end of the 15th century.
Following this, the dug-up bones were moved to the chapel and positioned in pyramids.
In 1870, local wood carver František Rint of Česká Skalice was tasked with the job of artfully arranging the bones and skulls into creative decorations.
In order to create a uniform look for his chilling building blocks, each skull was carefully bleached until it reached the desired colour.
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Situated under the Cemetery Church of All Saints, no detail has been spared to the chamber, with skull bunting artfully draped between beams
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Situated under the Cemetery Church of All Saints, no detail has been spared to the chamber, with skull bunting artfully draped between beams
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Not for the faint-hearted, the ossuary features two large chalices, four baroque candelabras, six pyramids and candleholders - all made with bone
While it may seem like a bizarre concept, Sedlec Ossuary is not the only bone chapel in existence.
The Brno Ossuary has an even larger collection with a confirmed total of 50,000 human remains.
This is the largest supply after the Paris Catacombs.