The Cemetery Church of All Saints with the Ossuary
The Cemetery Church of All Saints with the Ossuary
The Cemetery Church of All Saints with the Ossuary
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This Gothic church, located in the middle of a cemetery, dates from the end of the 13th century; in 1698, it was rebuilt in the Baroque style. Sedlec ossuary, a small chapel located in the graveyard of the Church of All Saints, is decorated with the bones of more than 40,000 people.
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- Hugenot429 contributionsLovely train journey and a fascinating visitWe boarded a train from Prague (took about an hour but even 1st class is cheap). The ossuary was fascinating. Also worth jumping on a bus to Santa Barbara cathedral. You can't take photos in the ossuary.Visited September 2023Traveled with familyWritten October 19, 2023
- Jacob VSavannah, Georgia99 contributionsOne of A Kind ExperienceThis is about a 45-minute drive from Prague. I recommend getting there right when it opens to avoid the crowds. They won't let you take pictures inside the Ossuary anymore because visitors were being obnoxious. Anyway, it is a very creepy place, but it is quite the experience. They are doing some restoration work, so there is currently one bone pyramid that is disassembled and one that has been recently rebuilt. The other two are still "original" and are in bad shape. The Ossuary is not very big and you'll probably only be there about 15 minutes, but you can also walk around town and visit the church, which is connected to a cigarette factory. You can get a combined ticket for the Ossuary and the Church, and there is another option to add on St. Barbara's Cathedral, which is across town. We just did the Church & Ossuary because we didn't feel like finding parking on the other side of town. Parking is a challenge - you might be able to park at the Albert that is at the roundabout about a quarter mile west of the visitor center. We bought tickets at the visitor center because it wasn't busy, but you can also do it online. There is a little gift shop next to the block museum. There is also a pay restroom (10 Kc to the attendant) just down the street from the Ossuary.Visited March 2024Traveled as a coupleWritten March 24, 2024
- DzenySarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina598 contributionsNo picture policyI loved the Ossuary, but they wouldn't let me take pictures inside, which is really bad. We went to the tourist office and bought the combined tickets which were not cheap, but for some reason they don't let anyone take pictures. I still think it is worth the visit!Visited March 2024Traveled with familyWritten March 25, 2024
- navyjim58Czech Republic818 contributionsInteresting place to visit when in Kutna Hora Czech Republic.Visited this church while in Kutna Hora Czech Republic. Did not take a tour. Visited on our own and parked on the street. Had heard about this church that was called the bone church. Supposedly 40000 to 70000 souls are buried here and their bones decorate the basement. Supposedly the only one of its kind when there was about 500 church’s in Czech that kept bones as back then you could not burn the bones. Recommend.Visited September 2024Traveled as a coupleWritten September 17, 2024
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Em240593
Portsmouth, UK298 contributions
Mar 2020
With the risk of either seeming uneducated or uncultured I left here feeling a bit underwhelmed!
For a while now I've seen photos of this Church and was interested in learning the history behind it and seeing the features for myself. I did a lot of research into this as I was only coming to Prague for 3 days and didn't want to leave without coming here. We were travelling on a budget so we decided to get the train from Prague rather than booking onto a tour. I knew that the train took around 50 minutes but had convinced my boyfriend it would be worth the journey and would be nice to see a different town in the Czech Republic. It is worth mentioning now that trains run from Praha hlavnà nádražà every 2 hours to Kutna Hora and then every hour back to Prague. Thankfully like most things in Prague, the train tickets didn't cost a lot ( I can't remember the exact price but £14 total sounds familiar) and then you have to walk for around 15 minutes to the Church.
It had started to rain as we got off the train so we walked quickly to the Church and missed the ticket office on the way, so had to walk back to the Info Centre to buy these as you cannot purchase any at the Church itself. The tickets cost 90CZK per adult which is just over ÂŁ3. At this point I was starting to feel quite pleased with myself as the train and ticket was quite a bargain and significantly cheaper than booking a tour. We had our tickets scanned at the entrance and was told very clearly that photography was not permitted under any circumstance. I felt a little disappointed but accepted the rule and thought it would be quite apt to just wonder around the church and take everything in for myself.
Well, the wondering took around 3 minutes in total! It would appear the church was being renovated on one side so some of it was blocked off! I felt a bit underwhelmed by the entire experience at that point. Don't get me wrong it was really interesting to see all the features made from human bones and it is amazing they have lasted as well as they have, but I can't help but feel like I was expecting more. My boyfriend simply said " could have just look at it on Google."
Also when they say no photography, they 100% mean it. One man was walking round watching people and even if you had your hand on your phone he would come up to you "I see you" and would make you put it away. I would like to add that this did not happen to me personally, but 2 people were told off whilst we were there for that short period of time.
If you're going to Prague I would not put this on a 'must see' list.
For a while now I've seen photos of this Church and was interested in learning the history behind it and seeing the features for myself. I did a lot of research into this as I was only coming to Prague for 3 days and didn't want to leave without coming here. We were travelling on a budget so we decided to get the train from Prague rather than booking onto a tour. I knew that the train took around 50 minutes but had convinced my boyfriend it would be worth the journey and would be nice to see a different town in the Czech Republic. It is worth mentioning now that trains run from Praha hlavnà nádražà every 2 hours to Kutna Hora and then every hour back to Prague. Thankfully like most things in Prague, the train tickets didn't cost a lot ( I can't remember the exact price but £14 total sounds familiar) and then you have to walk for around 15 minutes to the Church.
It had started to rain as we got off the train so we walked quickly to the Church and missed the ticket office on the way, so had to walk back to the Info Centre to buy these as you cannot purchase any at the Church itself. The tickets cost 90CZK per adult which is just over ÂŁ3. At this point I was starting to feel quite pleased with myself as the train and ticket was quite a bargain and significantly cheaper than booking a tour. We had our tickets scanned at the entrance and was told very clearly that photography was not permitted under any circumstance. I felt a little disappointed but accepted the rule and thought it would be quite apt to just wonder around the church and take everything in for myself.
Well, the wondering took around 3 minutes in total! It would appear the church was being renovated on one side so some of it was blocked off! I felt a bit underwhelmed by the entire experience at that point. Don't get me wrong it was really interesting to see all the features made from human bones and it is amazing they have lasted as well as they have, but I can't help but feel like I was expecting more. My boyfriend simply said " could have just look at it on Google."
Also when they say no photography, they 100% mean it. One man was walking round watching people and even if you had your hand on your phone he would come up to you "I see you" and would make you put it away. I would like to add that this did not happen to me personally, but 2 people were told off whilst we were there for that short period of time.
If you're going to Prague I would not put this on a 'must see' list.
Written March 7, 2020
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bomber127
Flint, UK718 contributions
Jan 2020
There are plenty of tour operators, they're not expensive. I couldn't go all the way to Prague and not come here. We had a tour with a guide.
Read a little about the place before you go. There's loads of pictures on TA too. The church is a lot smaller than I imagined and barely any one here (January) - but it was cold.
Our guide told us we could take pics but NO flash. Wrong. We had an almighty bollocking from the attendant. Took the edge off the visit. But we got pics - Ha!
No toilets here btw
Its worth the trip, about 1hr 20mins through beautiful countryside
Read a little about the place before you go. There's loads of pictures on TA too. The church is a lot smaller than I imagined and barely any one here (January) - but it was cold.
Our guide told us we could take pics but NO flash. Wrong. We had an almighty bollocking from the attendant. Took the edge off the visit. But we got pics - Ha!
No toilets here btw
Its worth the trip, about 1hr 20mins through beautiful countryside
Written January 21, 2020
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Janka K
Brno, Czech Republic8,520 contributions
Nov 2022
This is a very fancy museum, I would say. I recommend visiting it, cause it's unique, but I don't understand why it's not possible to take any pictures there. Neither it's possible to use phones (e.g. to write a message) when a person is inside. I witnessed a guy texting someone at his phone and a staff member stepping into very strictly. I would say that it was almost unnecessarily unpleasant for everyone, including bystanders.
Written November 13, 2022
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TheWanderer26
Wellfleet, MA14 contributions
Jun 2022
At first this sounded like a very strange place to visit, and maybe it is, but it was also beautiful and moving in its own unique way. The bones of the church were disinterred from the surrounding cemetery when the cemetery was downsized to make way for more building in the town, and the monks of the church took the bones and brought them inside the church. The result is a remarkable, if haunting, chapel, unlike anything I've ever seen. Far from being gimmicky, it's actually a really moving experience to stand in the presence of so many bones of those who lived in the town 100s of years ago. I will also say the townspeople we interacted with were all very very proud of the church.
You can take a tour from Prague, but we drove ourselves with a rental. It was easy to get to, and parking was readily available on the street outside the church. There's plenty of parking by the larger Cathedral down the street as well. Tickets are combined and reasonably priced (I forget the exact amount). We ate lunch at the restaurant kitty-korner to the Ossuary, it was really very good and not too expensive. All in all a great half-day excursion.
You can take a tour from Prague, but we drove ourselves with a rental. It was easy to get to, and parking was readily available on the street outside the church. There's plenty of parking by the larger Cathedral down the street as well. Tickets are combined and reasonably priced (I forget the exact amount). We ate lunch at the restaurant kitty-korner to the Ossuary, it was really very good and not too expensive. All in all a great half-day excursion.
Written July 10, 2022
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mlorahga
Augusta, GA1,507 contributions
Oct 2019
Did a half day trip to Kutna Hora where we saw one of the most famous Bone Chapels. I have a warning on this because some might find it disturbing or disrespectful like many in our group. This 14th Century Chapel is the burial location for over 60,000 people. Over half of them died from the Plague. Although churches and chapels around the Christian world typically have crypts or burial grounds, these are displayed openly and "artistically." Not sure what I think. Our guide didn't seem to comprehend the question when I asked. The chapel has been well-preserved, although there is significant ongoing archaeological work.
Written September 13, 2020
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Jen B
London, UK172 contributions
Sep 2020 • Couples
It's pretty macabre, but also impressive. I've never seen anything like it. In 1870 a local man called Frantisek Rint was allowed to use the bones of around 40,000 people to decorate the church. There is a bone chandelier and all sorts of bone wall decorations and hangings. No photos allowed.
Written September 17, 2020
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JONATHAN
12 contributions
Sep 2019 • Couples
This place will leave u amazed and shocked . It is just beautiful how al the decor inside is done with human bones. The story behind it is tat all wanted to be buried there as the place was considered holy since the sand sprinkled was brought from the place where Jesus had died and since there was not enough space for all the coffins...the church was built. This was told by the guide
Written March 2, 2020
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Yvi G
10 contributions
Jan 2020 • Friends
I always wanted to go there, because i like skulls, so i planed my vacation to Prague. Since January 2020 it is forbidden to make pictures there. It really sucks, when you go there because of the bones and you can't make pictures anymore. So it's not worth it to go there.
Written January 2, 2020
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adrian-73
Sunderland, UK729 contributions
Mar 2020 • Couples
This was part of a day trip tour. The graveyard is small but worth a walk round. Inside,,, I get the storage of the bones and the want of people to be stored there after death but I could not get away with the use of them for decoration. I found chandelier distasteful and frankly quite disturbing. Guess it’s all down to taste.
Written March 14, 2020
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max b
Dudley, UK244 contributions
Apr 2022
The ossuary is very interesting and has a deceptively large number of skulls and other bones used.
In just one archway alone there were around 60 skulls making up the simplest of all the constructions. It's hard to realise that these were all once people.
Well worth a visit if you are looking for something different to experience on a trip to Prague.
It is only small so 30 minutes is a good amount of time to stay.
Photos are no longer allowed as a mark of respect for the dead.
Here is my BIG tip.
If you are travelling by train from Prague make sure you get a direct train to Kutna Hora. We had to change at at station called Kolin. Our first train was late arriving there, which meant we missed our connection. The next train to Kutna was over an hour later and was further delayed by another 30 minutes. That meant that by the time we had arrived and seen the ossuary there was no time to see the main town as we had lost nearly 2 hours getting there.
In just one archway alone there were around 60 skulls making up the simplest of all the constructions. It's hard to realise that these were all once people.
Well worth a visit if you are looking for something different to experience on a trip to Prague.
It is only small so 30 minutes is a good amount of time to stay.
Photos are no longer allowed as a mark of respect for the dead.
Here is my BIG tip.
If you are travelling by train from Prague make sure you get a direct train to Kutna Hora. We had to change at at station called Kolin. Our first train was late arriving there, which meant we missed our connection. The next train to Kutna was over an hour later and was further delayed by another 30 minutes. That meant that by the time we had arrived and seen the ossuary there was no time to see the main town as we had lost nearly 2 hours getting there.
Written April 9, 2022
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Is this site currently open or are their restrictions due to covid
Written August 8, 2020
When I looked it up, it said not only was it open, but also less busy than usual right now. (Live)
Written August 8, 2020
I will have my own car while traveling. Is the only way to get here is by train or is there parking available so I can just drive directly there?
Written January 3, 2020
We were on a tour and took a bus. There is a parking lot.
Written January 31, 2020
Hi! How far is this place from Prague? Thank you!
Written October 11, 2019
It is about 75km from Prague. You do not need to take a tour, just buy a train ticket to Kutna Hora town and change at KH main station (junction station) for Sedlec in the railbus. It is just a short walk then (250m) past the cathedral.
Written October 11, 2019
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