However, those who choose to be buried there know that their final resting place will not be the sleeping cemetery, but the underground Chanel House (known as Bainhouse or "Bone House") a few steps away. Charnell House has more than 65,438+0,000 skeletons, neatly stacked together.
This terrible practice seems a bit outrageous today, but in the past, it was not uncommon to store old bones in such an urn.
There are many striking examples all over Europe, such as Sedlec Ossaury in the Czech Republic and China, the exquisite San Bernardino Aleosa, and the most famous Catas in Paris, which are the final resting places of more than 6 million people.
Hallstatt may not be as exquisite or vast as other places. In Europe, thousands of people come to this sleepy country town to visit Chanel Palace every year, because more than 600 skeletons are not only arranged neatly, but also painted with gorgeous and meaningful patterns.
The idea of digging up and removing the body seems incredible, even a little weird, but it was common in the past.
Until recently, many Christian sects (especially Roman Catholicism) banned cremation, which meant that burial was the only option.
Coupled with other religious customs such as burial, the cemetery began to lack space, and how to deal with fresh bodies became an urgent problem.
Although Osama has existed in some countries for at least 3,000 years, it really took off in the practice from 16 to18th century. Overcrowded cemeteries are becoming more and more dangerous-1780, the basement wall near Les Innocents cemetery in Paris collapsed under the weight of excessive mass graves-even in smaller towns.
These bones cannot be disposed of. The solution is to store them in an urn, where they can be piled up and effectively packed into a much smaller space than a coffin.
This solution is very practical and can be used as an alternative to mass graves, so people often build mass graves to deal with the consequences of plagues and other diseases.
Like Saint mccullough, Rouen's columbarium was specially built for plague victims.
200 1 The Brno crematorium discovered in Czech Republic is the second largest crematorium in Europe, with 50,000 bones, most of which died of cholera and plague.
Recently, gallipoli and Dumont built an urn. After World War I and World War II, unidentified soldiers were buried in urns.
The cave of fontanel cemetery is the home of the victims of plague and the remains of soldiers killed in World War II in the17th century, and fontanel cemetery is the home of many Italian painted skulls and remains.
(Massimo Santi /Adobe), the ashes are a very awesome place, and many people think it is horrible, which is understandable.
They are the most popular special places for supernatural and ghost-hunting programs, and they are also the themes of many novels and horror movies, such as "As mentioned above, as described below" on 20 14. The idea of getting lost or being trapped in a catacombs with thousands of bones is terrible enough, but many cinemas don't simply pile up bones so effectively. They tried their best to display them as terrible decorations, underground in Paris.
(dirk94025/Adobe) The bones of Sedlec osuary in Czech Republic and China are luxuriously arranged into arms, chandeliers and even the signatures of major artists to make exhibits.
The church of Santa Maria in Italy is the hometown of another impressive chandelier, which is made of human bones.
Capela dos Ossos (Bones Chapel) in Avra was built by a Franciscan monk in the 6th century/kloc-0. It cleverly arranged the bones and covered the walls and columns leading to the church. The altar of San Bernardino Ale Osa and the ceiling of San Bernardino Ale Osa in Milan are filled with bones arranged in murals with crosses and patterns.
These bones are not only used to store old skeletons, but also regarded as a medium to strengthen beautiful buildings.
Whether you think they are beautiful or creepy, they are breathtaking, with bones and skulls arranged on the pillars of the catacombs.
(Guy Bryant /Adobe), the arrangement design of Hallstatt's bones is not complicated, and the number of people around 65,438+0,000 can't be compared with many other tombs in Europe.
However, thousands of tourists walk to this rural town to see them, because there are about 600 skulls painted with various patterns, especially colorful garlands on women's skulls, while men are often crowned by ivy.
Other decorations include crosses, leaves and branches.
Some designs are almost cheerful, with beautiful pink roses and colorful garlands.
The others are simpler, a black fork.
All skulls have one thing in common-the name and date of death are painted on the forehead in beautiful Gothic font, and the woman's skull is painted with colorful flowers. (J.Ossorio Castillo/Adobe) may look like a ghoul at first.
Understandably, these bones need to be stored somewhere, and the morgue is a practical solution.
But using the skull as a canvas is completely different.
However, drawing skulls is not just another way to present bones artistically.
Sedlec and Arcicon Fraternita Santa Maria Dell 'Orazione e Morte's chandeliers are impressive, but the skulls on each branch are no longer people, but decorations.
In Hallstatt, the columbarium reminds visitors that these people once lived their own lives.
Cappella Bones Church in evola was built by a Franciscan monk, whose purpose was to create a meditation place where tourists can reflect on the brevity of life.
However, the huge bone walls and cylindrical skulls arranged in patterns have erased many aspects of human nature from the people buried there.
Many skulls were damaged and graffiti was made with ballpoint pens and markers.
The names on these skulls are the names of tourists-the people they belong to have been forgotten, and no one will know who they are, the Portuguese bone chapel, where huge bones and skull walls are displayed.
(Sergii Figurnyi/Adobe), Hallstatt's painted skull makes tourists respect individuals, but spending time among them can draw a moving picture of a historic town.
Some skulls have names and dates of death.
Others have more information-what they do for a living and when they were born.
Together, you can piece together all aspects of the history of Hallstatt and its people, and unique surnames appear again and again. After several generations' development, the painting style has also evolved with the successive painters taking over the role of skeleton painters.
The longer you look at skulls, the more you can imagine who they are and what kind of life they live.
Although most skulls date from19th century to 1930s, some are more modern.
The last time, maybe the last time, a woman died in 1995, 1983.
In fact, this columbarium is of great significance to someone recently, which proves that it is an important part of Hallstatt and its residents.
The more impressive urns are extraordinary, and the people who make them must be very proud of their work.
They are extraordinary places, and their pride is fully justified. But turning bones into murals or using them as components to build other objects is completely different from Hallstatt's treatment. 1720, the tradition of drawing skulls began in Hallstatt.
The body was dug up several years later, usually between 10 and 15 years old, and then the bones were cleaned up and turned white under the sun and moon.
When they finally turned ivory white, the local grave owner painted them white with home-made pigments, a detail reminiscent of the ritual of using ochre in ancient tombs.
This is a tradition. People compare it to offering flowers beside graves to commemorate and mourn the dead. The excavated bodies-bones are washed and bleached in the sun.
(milkovasa/Adobe), because bones are excavated soon after death, there are usually surviving friends and family members to commemorate the deceased.
After the skull is painted, it will be laid to rest next to relatives by the bones of other ancestors, which is much healthier than at first.
Many other famous bone coffins have also been commercialized, and tour guides and even gift shops are selling imitation skulls and T-shirts.
Hallstatt is still a solemn place where people can remember their ancestors individually or collectively.
It is also interesting that the tradition of drawing skulls in this way is not unique to Hallstatt.
Schusterkapelle in Dingling, charnel and K? Among the tiny bones, Moravia is also famous for its style similar to Hallstatt's skull.
Displaying skulls in this way is not only meaningful to people in Hallstatt, but also provides an alternative for anonymous and potentially inhuman display in standard urns.
This is a skull mountain, which is an unavoidable fact, but drawing a skull like this is indeed a more delicious solution.
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0) Because the cemetery is too crowded when cremation is prohibited, the columbarium may appear out of necessity, but even if cremation is too crowded, it is an increasingly worrying problem in many places, especially in a metropolis like London, where there is no extra space, and people are increasingly turning to new and innovative methods to deal with human remains.
Turn lovers into diamonds and nourish saplings with biodegradable urns. Even in 20 19, the ancient handcart tomb can be used by us.
Commemorating diamonds is to turn human remains into diamonds.
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0), as people are more and more willing to consider alternatives to traditional burial methods and lack of available burial sites, the columbarium may pay off in the near future, which is even necessary.
Although the grand exhibition will undoubtedly attract some people, there may be another place to rediscover the tradition of skull painting. Above: Skull in the morgue of Hallstatt, Austria, with names, colorful flowers and crosses painted on it.