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Kutna Hora
 Kutna Hora ... thirteenth and sixteenth century the city competed with Prague economically, culturally and politically. Since 1995 the city center has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Kutna Hora, Czech Republic, lies on the high tableland above the Vrchlice River, 44 miles (71 km) east of Prague. Kutna Hora is primarily a tourist attraction and a market centre for the surrounding countryside. Kutná Hora and the neighboring town of Sedlec are an UNESCO World Heritage Site. Among the most important buildings in the area are the Gothic, five-naved St. Barbara's Church, begun in 1368, and the Italian Court, formerly a royal residence and mint, which was built at the end of the 13th century.Newest Review: ... Catholic chapel which sits underneath the Church of All Saints in the town of Kutna Hora. It contains approximately 40-70,000 human skeletons which have been used to decorate the inside of the chapel in some truly garish and unbelievable ways. Want to see a chandelier containing every bone in the body? They have one. Want to see pyramids of skulls? They have a couple. The reason for this ... more ... garish exhibition is thought to date back to the 13th century when an Abbey stood on the site and the abbot returned from a pilgramage to the Holy Land with a jar of earth which he sprinkled over the cemetary. This resulted in the ground becoming hugely ...more |
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Kutna Hora: Chandeliers Made of Bones? Yes Indeed! (831 words)
by - written on 17/08/09 (Very useful, 32 readings)
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Kutna Hora is a little town in the Czech Republic approximately 70 km east of Prague. It is most famous as the location of Sedlec Ossuary which is a highly unusual and well worth visiting church (described in more detail below). It is quite a peaceful and sleepy feeling semi-rural town when compared with the noise and bustle of Prague but is a nice place to see the other side to the Czech Republic. Kutna Hora is easy enough to get to from the capital, we took the train from Prague's central station, Hlavni Nadrazi which cost us 95kr (about £3) and took around an hour. These run quite frequently and staff at the information booth can speak some English so it ... Read the complete review
Not just a ghoulish distraction... (280 words)
by - written on 05/12/00 (Very useful, 47 readings)
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Pick ten guide books on the Czech Republic before your trip. Flick through each one until you reach Kutna Hora, and chances are, each one will highlight the ossuary as the main reason to visit this picturesque town. The ossuary. You will feel a sense of foreboding as you descend the stone steps into the crypt, passing beneath decorations made out of human bones. This will not quite prepare you for what awaits you with in. Vast pyramids of skulls. A chandelier that reportedly contains every bone of the human body. A coat of arms constructed entirely of bones. The man responsible for all this has even signed his name - in bones - by the entrance. ... Read the complete review
Kutna Hora: Bones, bones, bones... (511 words)
by - written on 26/10/00 (Very useful, 82 readings)
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That is probably the most accurate description of what awaits here, thousands of them in fact! All piled up in a little church in the small town of Kutna Hora, easily accessible about 60km east of Prague. Kutna Hora was once a royal town and home the royal mint in the 14th century (due to the German-dominated silver mines in the surrounding districts), and today the town itself is still well-preserved with some beautiful buildings around the main square, but there isn't really very much in the way of amenities - a couple of tourist shops and a few bars, and that's about it. Some of the town's more imposing buildings are currently being restored, but ... Read the complete review
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