Architecture

St Michael's Chapel, ossuary

Hallstatt, Upper Austria, Austria

Michaelskapelle [German]
Karner [German]
St Michael's Chapel, ossuary

Architecture

Due to the lack of space in the cemetery, the period of rest is short. Some families of the deceased therefore have their bones transferred to the ossuary in a kind of second burial after the grave has been dissolved. Many of the more than 2000 skulls are painted with names or initials and dates of death, and some were decorated with floral ornamentation.

structure overview

Architecture: St Michael's Chapel

built
1310
culture
style/period
work type by function

Geography

local language location name
Hallstatt, Österreich [German]
cultural historical region
historical affiliations
1310-1806
1804-1867
1867-1918

UNESCO World Heritage Site

type
cultural
criteria
III, IV
designation
reference
806

Image characteristics

maximum image resolution
5,001 × 3,694  pixel
42.3 × 31.3 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
colour corrected
copyrights
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