20 December 2013

18: The Bone Church

Last month we went on a little road trip adventure with my friend Laura, and at one point it led us to the church of Sedlec Ossuary, an hour away from Prague in a sleepy town of Kutna Horà. I don't know when was the last time I actually sought a church on purpose, but this place had to be experienced! It's a pretty dumbfounding -even surreal- sight, and it took some time to realize we were actually there. I don't think I still fully have.

 I hope the photos will speak for themselves as my words seem to fail me with this place! I'd suggest not to scroll down further if you feel uneasy about human bones.
Tourist! My bones are still hidden.
It's horrible, but I think this one looks like a band promo pic.
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40 comments:

  1. SarahWalrus20 December 2013 at 02:13

    Absolutely beautiful. Bones are one of my favourite things.

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  2. Margot Meanie20 December 2013 at 02:51

    I very much want to go to this place!!

    <3
    www.margotmeanie.com

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  3. Rebecca20 December 2013 at 05:15

    Beautiful photos! We visited the bone church & I found it so difficult to capture it in detail. I wanted to get a 360 degree photo! Also there were so many tourists it was hard to get photos without them in it.

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    1. MothMouth23 December 2013 at 11:49

      A 360 photo would be so cool! We were lucky to have only a handful of tourists visiting the place, so snapping those pics wasn't too much of a challenge. :)

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  4. Steff ∞ pekingenten.com20 December 2013 at 06:03

    Seems so empty when you were there. I went there last year in summer and the place was packed with tourists.

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    1. MothMouth23 December 2013 at 11:47

      November is a good travelling month, I don't like crowded tourist attractions at all and winter makes them more empty. :)

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  5. Iina B20 December 2013 at 07:29

    En tiennyt että tuollainen paikka voisi olla :o vähänkö hienoo ois päästä näkemään.

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  6. Eris Von Sin20 December 2013 at 07:56

    Wau, todella upeita kuvia ! Kade, tuonne kun pääsisi itsekkin ♡

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  7. LV20 December 2013 at 08:52

    Absolutely stunning! I didn't even know such place exists. Thank you ♥

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  8. linnea-maria20 December 2013 at 09:17

    That church is so impressing. I wish I could go there and see it with my own eyes.

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  9. Sylwia VamppiV Błach20 December 2013 at 09:31

    Wow, that looks incredible. I have to visit this place.

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  10. Unknown20 December 2013 at 10:28

    Amazing! Have you ever seen this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYOyvg5t7qI I absolutely love this filmmaker

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    1. MothMouth23 December 2013 at 11:51

      I haven't seen that, but I have seen his version on Alice in Wonderland! It's scary and trippy, and I really liked it, haha! Maybe I should get to know more of his work.

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  11. Mannierox20 December 2013 at 10:43

    woooow! :O
    now i really want to go there, its amazing!

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  12. Anonymous20 December 2013 at 11:12

    Wow! Very very awesome! I sooo want to go there!

    x Dawn
    www.wickedlypleasant.wordpress.com

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  13. Anna20 December 2013 at 11:58

    Tuo on kyllä yksi hienoimmista mestoista ikinä! Ja ollut ikuisuuden places to go -listalla Angkor Watin kanssa. Ja huikeat on kuvat!

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    1. MothMouth23 December 2013 at 11:51

      Angkor Wat, ooh! Sinne pitää päästä vielä! Maailma on niin pullollaan mahtavia paikkoja ettei yksi ihmiselämä taida riittää.

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  14. Necrotic Goddess20 December 2013 at 12:03

    I was there last winter, extremely beautiful and dark place <3 and Kutna Hora as well. But your photos are absolutely stunning, love them :)

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  15. Dani20 December 2013 at 12:14

    That is mesmerizing.
    In Portugal we have one similar like that, it is called, Chapel of Bones: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capela_dos_Ossos

    xoxo
    Dani
    http://astrangenessinme.blogspot.pt/

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    1. MothMouth23 December 2013 at 11:52

      I didn't know of that, thanks for the link! :)

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  16. Maria20 December 2013 at 12:26

    Heck, I live so close to Kutna Hora that I should actually go and visit the ossuary... We have a similar chapel in Poland, Kudowa Zdrój (100 km away from Kutna Hora), but not as impressive :)

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    1. MothMouth23 December 2013 at 11:54

      You should definitely go there! And I didn't know about that place, thanks for the info. :)

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  17. The Heartsless Witch20 December 2013 at 12:56

    I always wanted to go in this church, once, I'll travel to it !
    thanks for reminding me some things I have to see !

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  18. Sempra20 December 2013 at 13:59

    Wow. This is amazingly stunning. I hope I get a chance to go there myself one day.

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  19. ShaDow20 December 2013 at 14:27

    Mahtavan näköinen paikka :O Tuonne pitää ehdottomasti joskus eksyä!

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  20. Ravenwaves20 December 2013 at 15:21

    OH. MY. LORD <3

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  21. Claudia20 December 2013 at 15:22

    Wow, this is totally awesome. :)

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  22. Electrobat20 December 2013 at 17:34

    Wow! That must be truly wonderful to see in person!

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  23. Mayara Soares20 December 2013 at 22:32

    Simplesmente fantástico! :)

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  24. Joanna21 December 2013 at 10:32

    Huh, ihan älyttömän näköstä!!

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  25. Hanna Confer21 December 2013 at 22:44

    You look right at home there, these are some of the loveliest photos i've seen of the place!

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  26. Leena22 December 2013 at 16:24

    Toi paikka on kyllä niin upea, luurankokirkkojen historiakin on mielettömän mielenkiintoista ^^

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  27. Lady in black22 December 2013 at 17:38

    Since now this place is number one on my "must see" list!

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  28. Miss Moorlicht22 December 2013 at 21:16

    Onpa upea paikka! Tuo pitää ottaakin suunnaksi joku päivä miehekkeen kanssa, kun tonne ei ole kuin reilut 200 kilsaa meiltä matkaa. :D Asutaan siis Dresdenissä Saksassa.

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    1. MothMouth23 December 2013 at 11:53

      Kannattaa ehdottomasti käydä kun noin lähellä vielä asutte! ;)

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  29. MothMouth23 December 2013 at 11:46

    Thank you all for your comments! ♥

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  30. Anonymous23 December 2013 at 20:36

    What a stunning place! I didn't know the existence of this chapel, its history is fascinating. Can't imagine the atmosphere, must be almost surreal.

    Kisses!

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  31. Katrinsessa28 December 2013 at 16:59

    Minä olen käynyt tuolla Prahassa lomaillessani joitain vuosia sitten. Oli kyllä sen reilun tunnin bussimatkan arvoinen. Kalmanhajuista, mutta jotenkin todella oudolla tavalla kaunista!

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  32. sinestro3 January 2014 at 14:14

    Yes, we have something like that in Poland too :) If you like to visit strange and odd places you should also visit Poland someday. We have here a lot of creepy places! You will love giant Wawel Castle with graves of many great kings and queens, the Dragon's Lair, people buried with no grave and still looking like alive, marvelous giant castle made of salt many feets underground (it was an ispiration for Moria Mines from LOTR movie), the Auschwitz Death Block and - my favourite - Angel of Death in Wroclaw :D

    http://500px.com/photo/1988159

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  33. Marika KK4 January 2014 at 13:38

    Kertakaikkiaan mikä blogi ja tämä matkajuttu oli aivan hengästyttävän ihana. Mun on päästävä sinne. Suuri kiitos kun jaoit ja nyt seuraan blogiasi ahkerasti! Ihanaa vuotta 2014!

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