Kutna Hora (1 of 9)
JEREMY TAYLOR: WRITER - TEACHER - JUGGLER
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Kutna Hora (1 of 9) |
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Saint Barbora's church. The main reason why most people come to Kutna Hora. |
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Kutna Hora is a small town, about 70km east of Prague. It is an easy day trip for people visiting the Czech capital and there are regular direct trains from Prague main station which take an hour to get to Kutna Hora. |
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About 15 minutes' walk away from the train station (past the largest cigarette factory in Europe) you come to a small church. In 1278 a local abbott returned from the holy land and sprinkled some soil around the church. As a result, many people wanted to be buried on this sacred ground. In 1870, a local wood carver, Frantisek Rint, was asked to 'be creative' with the many bones that were found around the church. The result of Rint's work is a spectacular display of human bones from around 40,000 bodies. There is a chandelier of bones, a coat of arms (and legs) and huge bells made up of human skulls. If you'd like to see some of Rint's artwork, click on page 2. If you think that art made from human bones is not for you, then click on page 4. |
