Sedlec Ossuary
Kostnice Sedlec
A small chapel on the outskirts of Kutná Hora, decorated with about 40,000 human skeletons forming chandeliers, coats of arms and crosses. It is striking and eerie.
The Sedlec Ossuary is in the Sedlec district of Kutná Hora, about 65 km east of Prague. It is the crypt of the chapel at All Saints’ Cemetery. The Black Death and the Hussite Wars claimed many lives, and in 1870 woodcarver František Rint decorated the space with roughly 40,000 sets of human remains: bone chandeliers, the Schwarzenberg family coat of arms and pyramids of bones. The interior is not large, and a combined ticket with St. Barbara's Church is available. From Prague's Main Station, take a train for about 1 hour to Kutná Hora hl.n., then walk about 10 minutes. Flash photography is prohibited inside.
Opening hours
Apr–Sep 09:00–18:00; shorter in winter
Nearby sights
- St. Barbara's Church, Kutná Hora
- Konopiště Castle
- Žižkov Television Tower
- National Museum
- Mucha Museum
- Municipal House & Powder Tower
- Wenceslas Square
- Head of Franz Kafka