Kostnice Sedlec Ossuary (Sedlec Ossuary)

Known as "The Church of Bones", this ossuary contains around 40,000 skeletons that are arranged in fascinating works of art and sculptures. It was recognised as a sacred cemetery in 1278. During the 14th century, the Black Death spread through the area and there were too many bodies to be buried within the sacred ground. In 1511, a half-blind monk gathered up the bones to be stacked within the ossuary. The bones were then arranged, including a chandelier and a coat-of-arms.