The Capela dos Ossos is a church in Évora, Portugal, made from human bones. It was built by monks in the 16th century who wanted to encourage people to reflect on their existence. It's estimated ...
The church itself was built around 1400 ... which features every bone in the human body. Reminiscent of the Paris or Rome Catacombs, around 200,000 people visit Sedlec Ossuary every year.
Bones dug up by workers laying cables close to a church have been reburied after being examined by an archaeologist, police have said. The discovery was made just before 21:00 GMT on Monday by the ...
City folk were shocked to find that human bones discovered near a church had been left outside. The human remains were found on Monday by workmen outside St Andrew's Church on the corner of ...
Workers were digging up part of a pavement just outside the church ... uncovered the bones Police sealed off part of a city street after workers dug up what were suspected to be human bones ...
Workers were digging up part of a pavement just outside the church grounds when they uncovered ... find and they were believed to be ancient human bones, which have been returned to the spot.
City folk were shocked to find that human bones discovered near a church had been left outside. The human remains were found on Monday by workmen outside St Andrew's Church on the corner of Bridewell ...