Sedlec Ossuary

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf ossuary
gptkbp:accessibility public transport available
gptkbp:architecturalStyle Baroque
gptkbp:artwork bone pyramids
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Christianity
Black Death
local folklore
medieval history
gptkbp:conservationEfforts ongoing maintenance and restoration
gptkbp:contains approximately 40,000 skeletons
gptkbp:coordinates 49.9992° N, 15.2842° E
gptkbp:culturalHeritage gptkb:Czech_Republic
gptkbp:culturalSignificance UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site_candidate
gptkbp:established Henry_of_Mlada_Boleslav
gptkbp:exhibits historical artifacts
gptkbp:famousFor bone chandelier
gptkbp:featuredIn documentaries and films
gptkbp:features skulls and femurs arranged artistically
gptkbp:founded 14th century
gptkbp:historicalEvent mass graves from the plague
gptkbp:historicalSignificance symbol of mortality
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sedlec Ossuary
gptkbp:influenced modern art and design
gptkbp:influencedBy Gothic architecture
gptkbp:influences tourism_in_Europe
gptkbp:inspiration various artworks and literature
gptkbp:inspiredBy local legends and stories
gptkbp:interiorFeatures stone
bone decorations
gptkbp:knownFor unique bone arrangements
gptkbp:location Sedlec,_Czech_Republic
gptkbp:maintainedBy local community efforts
gptkbp:material human_bones
gptkbp:notableFor decorative art made from human bones
gptkbp:notablePerson František Rint
gptkbp:openToPublic yes
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Roman_Catholic_Church
gptkbp:partOf Cultural_tourism_in_Czech_Republic
Church_of_All_Saints
gptkbp:recognizedBy tourism boards
gptkbp:renovated 1870s
gptkbp:style macabre art
gptkbp:surroundingArea Czech_countryside
gptkbp:symbolizes death and remembrance
gptkbp:type religious site
gptkbp:visitedBy tourists from around the world
gptkbp:visitors over 200,000 annually