Charnel House

GPTKB entity

Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:building
gptkb:cemetery
gptkbp:associatedWith cemeteries
churchyards
gptkbp:culture The Charnel House (film)
The Charnel House (painting) by Pablo Picasso
gptkbp:defines A building or vault where human skeletal remains are stored
gptkbp:etymology from French 'charnier', from Latin 'carnalis' meaning 'of the flesh'
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Charnel House
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:Sedlec_Ossuary
St. Catherine's Charnel House, Kutná Hora
gptkbp:purpose storage of bones
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:cemetery
gptkb:cave
gptkbp:symbolizes death
mortality
transience of life
gptkbp:usedFor making space in graves
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:medieval_Europe
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Graham_Masterton
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7