St. Michael’s Church – Pulkau
St. Barthlomew Chapel and Ossuary (Karner) and St. Michael’s Church in Pulkau and, in the distance, Holy Trinity Church in Waitzendorf. All Lower Austria.
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R.
The View From Pulkau
A mostly photographic exploration of the way things look from and in Pulkau, Austria and surroundings
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An ossuary?? Wow, Pulkau just moved up several notches in my tourist “must see” list.
You, however, need the right connections to see the actual bones. It might be able to be arranged.
There is also another one about 10km from here, they are not uncommon in the area.
R.
Neato! But I mean that in a most respectful tone of course! There is a church in Dublin, St. Michan’s, that “stored” bodies in the basement. Over the years, some of the coffins broke open and you can view the residents. It’s creepy, and maybe a little gross, but VERY interesting.
http://www.irelandforvisitors.com/articles/mummies_of_st_michans.htm
Did you ever visit the Catacombs in Paris? Now THAT is quite a sight!
Interesting story about St. Michan’s. I have never been to the catacombs, but I have viewed similar at St. Stephen’s in Vienna. Fascinating.
R.