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Church of human bones - Portugal
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Church of human bones - Portugal

by Miguel De Freitas

Category: TravelAdded June 12, 2008318 views

Historical Sites, Urban, W. Europe

Keywords: bones, skulls, church, human bones, evora, capela dos ossos

The 'Capela dos ossos' is a church in Evora, Portugal, made of human bones which includes roughly 5000 skulls. It was built by monks - cause unknown, human bodies unidentified.

Canon EOS 400D, Sigma lense 17-70mm, 1/50sec, f/4.5, ISO 1600
Image Reference: ossosImage Format: Digital Capture - 3 to 5MPImage Crop: Full FrameDigital Enhancement: NoneModel Release: NAProperty Release: NACaptive: NA