Sedlec Ossuary

Summary

Sedlec Ossuary is a cemetery chapel^[1]. It draws 4,701 Wikipedia views per month (cemetery_chapel category, ranking #1 of 4).^[2]

Key Facts

• Sedlec Ossuary's religion is recorded as Catholic Church^[3].
• Sedlec Ossuary is located in Sedlec^[4].
• Sedlec Ossuary is in the country of Czech Republic^[5].
• Sedlec Ossuary's instance of is recorded as cemetery chapel^[6].
• Sedlec Ossuary's instance of is recorded as ossuary^[7].
• Sedlec Ossuary's instance of is recorded as church building^[8].
• Sedlec Ossuary's architect is recorded as Jan Santini Aichel^[9].
• Sedlec Ossuary's architectural style is recorded as Gothic architecture^[10].
• Sedlec Ossuary's Commons category is recorded as Sedlec Ossuary^[11].
• Sedlec Ossuary comprises double tower front^[12].
• 1400 marks the founding of Sedlec Ossuary^[13].
• Sedlec Ossuary's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 49.961955555556, 'lon': 15.288291666667}^[14].
• Sedlec Ossuary's located on street is recorded as Zámecká^[15].
• Sedlec Ossuary's located on street is recorded as Starosedlecká^[16].
• Sedlec Ossuary's official website is recorded as https://www.sedlec.info^[17].
• Sedlec Ossuary's Commons gallery is recorded as Kostnice Sedlec^[18].
• Sedlec Ossuary's visitors per year is recorded as {'amount': '+122528'}^[19].
• Sedlec Ossuary's visitors per year is recorded as {'amount': '+123781'}^[20].
• Sedlec Ossuary's visitors per year is recorded as {'amount': '+482627'}^[21].
• Sedlec Ossuary's visitors per year is recorded as {'amount': '+230888'}^[22].
• Sedlec Ossuary's described by source is recorded as Subterranea Britannica^[23].
• Sedlec Ossuary's described by source is recorded as Subterranea Britannica^[24].
• Sedlec Ossuary's described by source is recorded as Subterranea^[25].
• Sedlec Ossuary's heritage designation is recorded as cultural monument of the Czech Republic^[26].
• Sedlec Ossuary's heritage designation is recorded as national cultural monument of the Czech Republic^[27].

Body

Geography

Sedlec Ossuary is in the country of Czech Republic^[5]. It is located in Sedlec^[4].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include cemetery chapel^[6], ossuary^[7], and church building^[8]. Heritage statuses include cultural monument of the Czech Republic^[26] and national cultural monument of the Czech Republic^[27]. Sedlec Ossuary's religion is recorded as Catholic Church^[3].

History and Context

1400 marks the founding of Sedlec Ossuary^[13].

Why It Matters

Sedlec Ossuary draws 4,701 Wikipedia views per month (cemetery_chapel category, ranking #1 of 4).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]