violetvapours:Bonehouse ‘Beinhaus’ | Hallstatt, Austria | 1700-1960 The ossuary served as overflow
violetvapours: Bonehouse ‘Beinhaus’ | Hallstatt, Austria | 1700-1960 The ossuary served as overflow storage in the local cemetery and holds the remains of over 2000 people, decorated by loved ones with their names and dates of death with messages of courage and symbols of love. The bones were bleached in the sun and painted after they were dug up. Pictures: Jitka Erbenová -- source link