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Catacombs of Saint聽Gaudiosus
Are you ready for a journey into the macabre underbelly of Naples? Welcome to the Catacombs of San Gaudioso, where the dead don’t just rest – they put on a… Read more.
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A聽columbarium is a structure for the reverential and usually public storage of聽funerary urns聽holding聽cremains聽of the dead
A聽columbarium聽(pl.聽columbaria) is a structure for the reverential and usually public storage of聽funerary urns聽holding聽cremains聽of the dead. The term comes from the聽Latin聽columba聽(dove) and originally solely referred to compartmentalized housing for doves and… Read more.
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A dovecote or columbarium is a structure intended to house pigeons or doves
A聽dovecote聽or聽dovecot,聽doocot聽(Scots) or聽columbarium聽is a structure intended to house聽pigeons or doves.聽Dovecotes may be free-standing structures in a variety of shapes, or built into the end of a house or barn. They generally… Read more.
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A聽tzompantli聽or聽skull rack聽was used for the public display of聽human skulls, typically of聽war captives聽or sacrificial victims
A聽tzompantli聽(Nahuatl pronunciation:聽[t汀som藞pant汀涩i]) or聽skull rack聽was a type of wooden rack or palisade documented in several聽Mesoamerican聽civilizations, which was used for the public display of聽human skulls, typically those of聽war captives聽or other聽sacrificial victims. It… Read more.
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Brno Ossuary holds the remains of over 50 thousand people
Brno Ossuary聽is an underground聽ossuary聽in聽Brno,聽Czech Republic. It was rediscovered in 2001 in the historical centre of the city, partially under the聽Church of St. James.聽It is estimated that the ossuary holds the… Read more.
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San Bernardino alle Ossa, Milan
San Bernardino alle Ossa is a church in Milan, northern Italy, best known for its ossuary, a small side chapel decorated with numerous human skulls and bones. In 1210, when an adjacent cemetery… Read more.
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Catacombs of Lima, Peru
The聽Catacombs of Lima聽(Spanish:聽Catacumbas de Lima) are underground聽ossuaries聽in the聽historic centre聽of聽Lima,聽Peru. The聽catacombs聽were built under the聽Basilica and Convent of San Francisco聽and currently function as a聽museum. History In 1546, the聽Franciscan order聽began construction of the聽Basilica… Read more.
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Jade burial suit
A聽jade burial suit聽(Chinese:聽鐜夎。;聽pinyin:聽y霉 y墨;聽lit.聽‘jade clothing’) is a ceremonial suit made of pieces of聽jade聽in which royal members in聽Han dynasty聽China were buried. Construction Of the jade suits that have been found, the… Read more.
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An聽arcosolium is an arched recess used as a place of entombment
An聽arcosolium, plural聽arcosolia, is an arched recess used as a place of entombment. The word is from Latin聽arcus, “arch”, and聽solium, “throne” (literally “place of state”) or post-classical “sarcophagus“.[dubious聽鈥撀燿iscuss] Early arcosolia were carved… Read more.
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Chapel of Bones (Faro, Portugal)
The Capela dos Ossos (English: Chapel of Bones) is an ossuary chapel in Faro, Portugal, which belongs to the 18th century Carmelite church Nossa Senhora do Carmo. Above the entrance, there is the following inscription: P谩ra aqui a considerar… Read more.
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