Capela dos Ossos - Chapel of Bones Old Town, Evora, Alentejo, Portugal The Capela dos Ossos was built by Franciscan friars. It is a church of bones.

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Capela dos Ossos - Chapel of Bones Old Town, Evora, Alentejo, Portugal The Capela dos Ossos was built by Franciscan friars. It is a church of bones. An estimated 5,000 corpses were exhumed to decorate the walls of the chapel. The bones, which came from ordinary people who were buried in Évora's medieval cemeteries, were arranged by the Franciscans in a variety of patterns.

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Size: 8256px × 5504px
Location: Evora, Portugal
Photo credit: © Ilan Rosen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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