☩💀 The way it was... visions from the past. 💀☩
In 1970, at the 100 year anniversary of Rint's decorations, the artist and filmmaker Jan Švankmajer created a 10 minute short film showcasing the Sedlec Ossuary, titled simply "Kostnice" ("The Ossuary"). If you haven't seen this film yet, you absolutely should. It is an incredible piece of filmmaking and editing, not to mention an important historic documentary of decorations in the ossuary that have since been lost to time and undisciplined tourists. And we are extremely grateful to Mr. Švankmajer for granting us permission to use stills from his film in our upcoming book. 📕
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🎞️ credit: "Kostnice" (1970), Jan Švankmajer
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The #SedlecOssuary #bonechurch is part of the #UNESCO World Heritage town of #KutnaHora in the #CzechRepublic that is entirely decorated with human #skulls and #bones in a stunning display of #mementomori . Our #SedlecOssuaryProject is dedicated to preserving the #inspiration of this incredibly unique #historicallandmark . Follow the official Sedlec Instagram accounts @sedlec.info @kostnice_sedlec and @katedrala_sedlec .
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This #ossuary (or #kostnice ) is located an hour east of #Prague in #Czechia . This #landmark is famously known as the #churchofbones because of the extensive use of #skeleton #humanbones to decorate the inside of this #unusual #church . It is also an important structure because of its #architecture and the ongoing #historicpreservation efforts.
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Those who #travel here to #experience it in person, may find it #creepy or #macabre or even #morbid due to the heaviness of #death contained within. But it is actually a very peaceful and pious place, intended to remind us to live our life to the fullest.
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#MechanicalWhispers @Mechanical_Whispers_Art @VodaZNY @UNESCO @visitkutnahora @visitczech
☩💀 The way it was... visions from the past. 💀☩
In 1970, at the 100 year anniversary of Rint's decorations, the artist and filmmaker Jan Švankmajer created a 10 minute short film showcasing the Sedlec Ossuary, titled simply "Kostnice" ("The Ossuary"). If you haven't seen this film yet, you absolutely should. It is an incredible piece of filmmaking and editing, not to mention an important historic documentary of decorations in the ossuary that have since been lost to time and undisciplined tourists. And we are extremely grateful to Mr. Švankmajer for granting us permission to use stills from his film in our upcoming book. 📕
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🎞️ credit: "Kostnice" (1970), Jan Švankmajer
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The #SedlecOssuary #bonechurch is part of the #UNESCO World Heritage town of #KutnaHora in the #CzechRepublic that is entirely decorated with human #skulls and #bones in a stunning display of #mementomori . Our #SedlecOssuaryProject is dedicated to preserving the #inspiration of this incredibly unique #historicallandmark . Follow the official Sedlec Instagram accounts @sedlec.info @kostnice_sedlec and @katedrala_sedlec .
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This #ossuary (or #kostnice ) is located an hour east of #Prague in #Czechia . This #landmark is famously known as the #churchofbones because of the extensive use of #skeleton #humanbones to decorate the inside of this #unusual #church . It is also an important structure because of its #architecture and the ongoing #historicpreservation efforts.
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Those who #travel here to #experience it in person, may find it #creepy or #macabre or even #morbid due to the heaviness of #death contained within. But it is actually a very peaceful and pious place, intended to remind us to live our life to the fullest.
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Can you guess where inside the Sedlec Ossuary this photo was taken? Hint: It is only seen by a very few people.
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The #SedlecOssuary #bonechurch is part of the #UNESCO World Heritage town of #KutnaHora in the #CzechRepublic that is entirely decorated with human #skulls and #bones in a stunning display of #mementomori . Our #SedlecOssuaryProject is dedicated to preserving the #inspiration of this incredibly unique #historicallandmark . Follow the official Sedlec Instagram accounts @sedlec.info @kostnice_sedlec and @katedrala_sedlec .
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This #ossuary (or #kostnice ) is located an hour east of #Prague in #Czechia . This #landmark is famously known as the #churchofbones because of the extensive use of #skeleton #humanbones to decorate the inside of this #unusual #church . It is also an important structure because of its #architecture and the ongoing #historicpreservation efforts.
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Those who #travel here to #experience it in person, may find it #creepy or #macabre or even #morbid due to the heaviness of #death contained within. But it is actually a very peaceful and pious place, intended to remind us to live our life to the fullest.
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#MechanicalWhispers @Mechanical_Whispers_Art @VodaZNY @UNESCO @visitkutnahora @visitczech
The archives in Kutna Hora contains one of the oldest collections of photographs in all of the Czech Republic. We were fortunate enough to be granted access to these photos, which will be used in our upcoming book to tell the full story of the Sedlec Ossuary.
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The #SedlecOssuary #bonechurch is part of the #UNESCO World Heritage town of #KutnaHora in the #CzechRepublic that is entirely decorated with human #skulls and #bones in a stunning display of #mementomori . Our #SedlecOssuaryProject is dedicated to preserving the #inspiration of this incredibly unique #historicallandmark . Follow the official Sedlec Instagram accounts @sedlec.info @kostnice_sedlec and @katedrala_sedlec .
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This #ossuary (or #kostnice ) is located an hour east of #Prague in #Czechia . This #landmark is famously known as the #churchofbones because of the extensive use of #skeleton #humanbones to decorate the inside of this #unusual #church . It is also an important structure because of its #architecture and the ongoing #historicpreservation efforts.
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Those who #travel here to #experience it in person, may find it #creepy or #macabre or even #morbid due to the heaviness of #death contained within. But it is actually a very peaceful and pious place, intended to remind us to live our life to the fullest.
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#MechanicalWhispers @Mechanical_Whispers_Art @VodaZNY @UNESCO @visitkutnahora @visitczech
Inside the Cathedral of the Assumption of Our Lady and Saint John the Baptist in the town of Sedlec, only a short walk from the Sedlec Ossuary, you will see a display of Cistercian monk skulls who were martyred in the early 1400's. Be sure to visit this important historic cathedral, since without it, there would have been no ossuary.
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The #SedlecOssuary #bonechurch is part of the #UNESCO World Heritage town of #KutnaHora in the #CzechRepublic that is entirely decorated with human #skulls and #bones in a stunning display of #mementomori . Our #SedlecOssuaryProject is dedicated to preserving the #inspiration of this incredibly unique #historicallandmark . Follow the official Sedlec Instagram accounts @sedlec.info @kostnice_sedlec and @katedrala_sedlec .
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This #ossuary (or #kostnice ) is located an hour east of #Prague in #Czechia . This #landmark is famously known as the #churchofbones because of the extensive use of #skeleton #humanbones to decorate the inside of this #unusual #church . It is also an important structure because of its #architecture and the ongoing #historicpreservation efforts.
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Those who #travel here to #experience it in person, may find it #creepy or #macabre or even #morbid due to the heaviness of #death contained within. But it is actually a very peaceful and pious place, intended to remind us to live our life to the fullest.
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#MechanicalWhispers @Mechanical_Whispers_Art @VodaZNY @UNESCO @visitkutnahora @visitczech
☩💀 The way it was... visions from the past. 💀☩
We are extremely grateful to the Státní okresní Archives of Kutná Hora for accommodating us with these incredible photos of the ossuary from the early 20th century, back before some of the original decorations became lost to time and undisciplined tourists. Such a shame, isn't it? Though, thanks to these archives, we will be able to visually reconstruct a more accurate history of the ossuary in our upcoming book. 📕
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📷 Photo credit: Ing. Ferd. Muck
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💀 Mailing list, art prints, and more! 💀
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The #SedlecOssuary #bonechurch is part of the #UNESCO World Heritage town of #KutnaHora in the #CzechRepublic that is entirely decorated with human #skulls and #bones in a stunning display of #mementomori . Our #SedlecOssuaryProject is dedicated to preserving the #inspiration of this incredibly unique #historicallandmark . Follow the official Sedlec Instagram accounts @sedlec.info @kostnice_sedlec and @katedrala_sedlec .
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This #ossuary (or #kostnice ) is located an hour east of #Prague in #Czechia . This #landmark is famously known as the #churchofbones because of the extensive use of #skeleton #humanbones to decorate the inside of this #unusual #church . It is also an important structure because of its #architecture and the ongoing #historicpreservation efforts.
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Those who #travel here to #experience it in person, may find it #creepy or #macabre or even #morbid due to the heaviness of #death contained within. But it is actually a very peaceful and pious place, intended to remind us to live our life to the fullest.
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#MechanicalWhispers @Mechanical_Whispers_Art @VodaZNY @UNESCO @visitkutnahora @visitczech
☩💀 The way it was... visions from the past. 💀☩
We are extremely grateful to the Státní okresní Archives of Kutná Hora for accommodating us with these incredible photos of the ossuary from the early 20th century, back before some of the original decorations became lost to time and undisciplined tourists. Such a shame, isn't it? Though, thanks to these archives, we will be able to visually reconstruct a more accurate history of the ossuary in our upcoming book. 📕
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📷 Photo credit: Karel Vokoun
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💀 Mailing list, art prints, and more! 💀
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The #SedlecOssuary #bonechurch is part of the #UNESCO World Heritage town of #KutnaHora in the #CzechRepublic that is entirely decorated with human #skulls and #bones in a stunning display of #mementomori . Our #SedlecOssuaryProject is dedicated to preserving the #inspiration of this incredibly unique #historicallandmark . Follow the official Sedlec Instagram accounts @sedlec.info @kostnice_sedlec and @katedrala_sedlec .
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This #ossuary (or #kostnice ) is located an hour east of #Prague in #Czechia . This #landmark is famously known as the #churchofbones because of the extensive use of #skeleton #humanbones to decorate the inside of this #unusual #church . It is also an important structure because of its #architecture and the ongoing #historicpreservation efforts.
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Those who #travel here to #experience it in person, may find it #creepy or #macabre or even #morbid due to the heaviness of #death contained within. But it is actually a very peaceful and pious place, intended to remind us to live our life to the fullest.
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#MechanicalWhispers @Mechanical_Whispers_Art @VodaZNY @UNESCO @visitkutnahora @visitczech
☩💀 The way it was... visions from the past. 💀☩
We are extremely grateful to the Státní okresní Archives of Kutná Hora for accommodating us with these incredible photos of the ossuary from the early 20th century, back before some of the original decorations became lost to time and undisciplined tourists. Such a shame, isn't it? Though, thanks to these archives, we will be able to visually reconstruct a more accurate history of the ossuary in our upcoming book. 📕
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📷 Photo credit: Unknown
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💀 Mailing list, art prints, and more! 💀
☩ sedlecossuary.mechanicalwhispers.com ☩
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The #SedlecOssuary #bonechurch is part of the #UNESCO World Heritage town of #KutnaHora in the #CzechRepublic that is entirely decorated with human #skulls and #bones in a stunning display of #mementomori . Our #SedlecOssuaryProject is dedicated to preserving the #inspiration of this incredibly unique #historicallandmark . Follow the official Sedlec Instagram accounts @sedlec.info @kostnice_sedlec and @katedrala_sedlec .
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This #ossuary (or #kostnice ) is located an hour east of #Prague in #Czechia . This #landmark is famously known as the #churchofbones because of the extensive use of #skeleton #humanbones to decorate the inside of this #unusual #church . It is also an important structure because of its #architecture and the ongoing #historicpreservation efforts.
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Those who #travel here to #experience it in person, may find it #creepy or #macabre or even #morbid due to the heaviness of #death contained within. But it is actually a very peaceful and pious place, intended to remind us to live our life to the fullest.
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#MechanicalWhispers @Mechanical_Whispers_Art @VodaZNY @UNESCO @visitkutnahora @visitczech
☩💀 The way it was... visions from the past. 💀☩
We are extremely grateful to the Státní okresní Archives of Kutná Hora for accommodating us with these incredible photos of the ossuary from the early 20th century, back before some of the original decorations became lost to time and undisciplined tourists. Such a shame, isn't it? Though, thanks to these archives, we will be able to visually reconstruct a more accurate history of the ossuary in our upcoming book. 📕
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📷 Photo credit: Ing. Ferd. Muck
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💀 Mailing list, art prints, and more! 💀
☩ sedlecossuary.mechanicalwhispers.com ☩
☩ Or through link in bio. ☝️ ☩
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The #SedlecOssuary #bonechurch is part of the #UNESCO World Heritage town of #KutnaHora in the #CzechRepublic that is entirely decorated with human #skulls and #bones in a stunning display of #mementomori . Our #SedlecOssuaryProject is dedicated to preserving the #inspiration of this incredibly unique #historicallandmark . Follow the official Sedlec Instagram accounts @sedlec.info @kostnice_sedlec and @katedrala_sedlec .
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This #ossuary (or #kostnice ) is located an hour east of #Prague in #Czechia . This #landmark is famously known as the #churchofbones because of the extensive use of #skeleton #humanbones to decorate the inside of this #unusual #church . It is also an important structure because of its #architecture and the ongoing #historicpreservation efforts.
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Those who #travel here to #experience it in person, may find it #creepy or #macabre or even #morbid due to the heaviness of #death contained within. But it is actually a very peaceful and pious place, intended to remind us to live our life to the fullest.
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#MechanicalWhispers @Mechanical_Whispers_Art @VodaZNY @UNESCO @visitkutnahora @visitczech
☩💀 The way it was... visions from the past. 💀☩
Here we see stacks of bones that were part of the original decorations in the ossuary, back before they became lost to time and undisciplined tourists. Such a shame, isn't it? Though, thanks to these archives, we will be able to visually reconstruct a more accurate history of the ossuary in our upcoming book. 📕
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📷 Photo credit: Unknown
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💀 Mailing list, art prints, and more! 💀
☩ sedlecossuary.mechanicalwhispers.com ☩
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The #SedlecOssuary #bonechurch is part of the #UNESCO World Heritage town of #KutnaHora in the #CzechRepublic that is entirely decorated with human #skulls and #bones in a stunning display of #mementomori . Our #SedlecOssuaryProject is dedicated to preserving the #inspiration of this incredibly unique #historicallandmark . Follow the official Sedlec Instagram accounts @sedlec.info @kostnice_sedlec and @katedrala_sedlec .
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This #ossuary (or #kostnice ) is located an hour east of #Prague in #Czechia . This #landmark is famously known as the #churchofbones because of the extensive use of #skeleton #humanbones to decorate the inside of this #unusual #church . It is also an important structure because of its #architecture and the ongoing #historicpreservation efforts.
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Those who #travel here to #experience it in person, may find it #creepy or #macabre or even #morbid due to the heaviness of #death contained within. But it is actually a very peaceful and pious place, intended to remind us to live our life to the fullest.
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#MechanicalWhispers @Mechanical_Whispers_Art @VodaZNY @UNESCO @visitkutnahora @visitczech
☩💀 The way it was... visions from the past. 💀☩
We are extremely grateful to the Státní okresní Archives of Kutná Hora for accommodating us with these incredible photos of the ossuary from the early 20th century, back before some of the original decorations became lost to time and undisciplined tourists. Such a shame, isn't it? Though, thanks to these archives, we will be able to visually reconstruct a more accurate history of the ossuary in our upcoming book. 📕
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📷 Photo credit: Atelier F. Krátký Kolín
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💀 Mailing list, art prints, and more! 💀
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The #SedlecOssuary #bonechurch is part of the #UNESCO World Heritage town of #KutnaHora in the #CzechRepublic that is entirely decorated with human #skulls and #bones in a stunning display of #mementomori . Our #SedlecOssuaryProject is dedicated to preserving the #inspiration of this incredibly unique #historicallandmark . Follow the official Sedlec Instagram accounts @sedlec.info @kostnice_sedlec and @katedrala_sedlec .
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This #ossuary (or #kostnice ) is located an hour east of #Prague in #Czechia . This #landmark is famously known as the #churchofbones because of the extensive use of #skeleton #humanbones to decorate the inside of this #unusual #church . It is also an important structure because of its #architecture and the ongoing #historicpreservation efforts.
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Those who #travel here to #experience it in person, may find it #creepy or #macabre or even #morbid due to the heaviness of #death contained within. But it is actually a very peaceful and pious place, intended to remind us to live our life to the fullest.
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#MechanicalWhispers @Mechanical_Whispers_Art @VodaZNY @UNESCO @visitkutnahora @visitczech
🕯️Have you visited the ossuary by candlelight?🕯️
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Did you know there are special tours of the Sedlec Ossuary at night? It is a beautifully peaceful and quiet, unique way to experience the ossuary by candlelight. For information and pricing, go to the official Sedlec Ossuary website at sedlec.info
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The #SedlecOssuary #bonechurch is part of the #UNESCO World Heritage town of #KutnaHora in the #CzechRepublic that is entirely decorated with human #skulls and #bones in a stunning display of #mementomori . Our #SedlecOssuaryProject is dedicated to preserving the #inspiration of this incredibly unique #historicallandmark . Follow the official Sedlec Instagram accounts @sedlec.info @kostnice_sedlec and @katedrala_sedlec .
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This #ossuary (or #kostnice ) is located an hour east of #Prague in #Czechia . This #landmark is famously known as the #churchofbones because of the extensive use of #skeleton #humanbones to decorate the inside of this #unusual #church . It is also an important structure because of its #architecture and the ongoing #historicpreservation efforts.
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Those who #travel here to #experience it in person, may find it #creepy or #macabre or even #morbid due to the heaviness of #death contained within. But it is actually a very peaceful and pious place, intended to remind us to live our life to the fullest.
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#MechanicalWhispers @Mechanical_Whispers_Art @VodaZNY @UNESCO @visitkutnahora @visitczech