Sedlec caves in the Czech Republic contain the remains of more than 40,000 people, making visitors overwhelmed and scared.
This impressive cave and chapel is located in Sedlec, about an hour from Prague (Czech Republic) by train. This is a peaceful and beautiful town.
Sedlec caves are located under the All Saints cemetery church.
The cave itself is a Roman Catholic chapel.
In 1870, the Schwarzenberg family of the aristocracy hired a famous carpenter, František Rint, to turn the skeletons in the chapel into works of art.
This is the Schwarzenberg family crest.
The entire chapel is decorated with motifs made of human bones.
Before rearranging, Rint and the workers cleaned up the bones.
Then he turned them into things like ceiling lights.
The huge ceiling lamp is one of the most impressive parts of the chapel, which is said to have every bone in the human body.
Sometimes pieces of bone are used for decoration …
Or form artifacts commonly found in a chapel.
They sometimes tell legends, such as a Turk whose eyes were gouged out by a crow.
Human bones form the framework for the traditional statues.
They can also be combined with other materials.
They always bring an element of obsession for the scene.
Each corner of the chapel has giant skeletons.
They seem mysterious and intimidating when you get up close.
People often leave coins for good luck.
Rint left an impression on his signature – in human bones.
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