September 2013 - Kutná Hora, Czech Republic
The star of Kutná Hora is the ossuary, a church decorated (?) with the bones of ~50,000 people (!!!). The village also features a beautiful cathedral.
Entering the ossuary
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A giant pile of bones
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Entering the ossuary
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A giant pile of bones
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An actual coat of arms
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An actual coat of arms
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Aaaaarrrrrr
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This is _not_ the holy grail
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And to top it all off, a bone chandelier
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Aaaaarrrrrr
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This is _not_ the holy grail
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And to top it all off, a bone chandelier
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Holding up the chandelier
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The exterior of the church, quite underwhelming
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Holding up the chandelier
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The exterior of the church, quite underwhelming
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On the other hand, a row of statues leads up to the odd yet magnificent St. Barbara's cathedral
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Check out them buttresses! St. Barbara's cathedral
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Inside the church
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On the other hand, a row of statues leads up to the odd yet magnificent St. Barbara's cathedral
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Check out them buttresses! St. Barbara's cathedral
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Inside the church
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The organ. Adorned by gold statues.
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The organ. Adorned by gold statues.
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Coats of arms painted on the ceiling
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Alot of gold leaf for a single church
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Beautiful, old murals
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Coats of arms painted on the ceiling
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Alot of gold leaf for a single church
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Beautiful, old murals
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A spire on the church
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A shephard gargoyle
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St. Barbara's cathedral
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A spire on the church
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A shephard gargoyle
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St. Barbara's cathedral
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The town of Kutna Hora |
The town of Kutna Hora |