Sedlec Ossuary

Tech
Inside the Church Made of 40,000 Human Skeletons
The ossuary is also, ironically, dying.
Clinton Nguyen
10.27.15
Entertainment
Looking at the Ancient Catholic Practice of Turning Human Bones into Art and Furniture
Sedlec Ossuary, a Roman Catholic chapel in the Czech Republic, purports to have one of every type of human bone in its collection of skeletons. In many cases, these bones were refashioned into art pieces or furniture pieces like chandeliers. We talked...
Josh Androsky
7.30.14
Travel
How Do You Dismantle a Building Made of Human Remains?
Kutná Hora used to be rich, famous, and important in its own right back in the Middle Ages. Today, it’s been reduced to a mere day trip for fans of faded grandeur and very old human remains.
Clare Speak, Clare Speak, Photos: Leo Malek
5.13.14