Kostnice u sv. Jakuba in Jihomoravský kraj

🕗 opening times

comments 5

• 

  Lonnie Lippert

  :: 25 June 2018 21:05:41

  It's not the largest or the most original. Lots of restoration. But still something of a curiosity!

• 

  Alessia Thomas

  :: 30 April 2018 03:41:18

  I found my visit to the ossuary very moving and informative. It is apparently the second largest ossuary in Europe, second only to the catacombs in Paris, so it is well worth a visit if you find yourself in Brno. It was particularly interesting to find out that the multitude of skeletal remains were a recent discovery during some construction work, previously forgotten to the ages. The artefacts found with the remains, some of which are displayed at the entrance to the catacombs, are worth looking at in detail as well. The fact that the tour is self-guided and they play classical music throughout makes the experience more peaceful and one has more time to contemplate that each of the thousands of skulls and bones represents a person who lived, loved, worked, died, and was mourned by his or her family during an unimaginable plague. Very moving, indeed.

• 

  Daniel Villanueva Raisman

  :: 20 March 2018 12:33:20

  An interesting experience that is a most see for anyone that likes history. It is a rather short trip and it costs, but looking at everything that's inside and the context being it's creation is a worthwhile activity. You can also go there for the creep factor, which is very much present.

• en

  Ardalan Shayan

  :: 17 March 2018 07:18:26

  Okeyish! Some skulls and that's all...you can skip it easily and enjoy the more morbid experience of the underground cabbage market...

• en

  Michael Gray

  :: 04 January 2018 22:13:22

  Small but perfectly formed. We visited on a cold winter's evening after dark shortly before closing. 45-60 minutes maximum. The exhibition is carefully laid out, not on a scale to be mistaken with a catacomb under Paris etc. but beautifully presented. In a small family group we were able to soak up the atmosphere in a relaxed, thoughtful way. (Call ahead at busier times, it's small) The music and lighting is surely designed to help with the atmosphere, but kids who've been told the truth about death -you die, you leave physical remains, basta- shouldn't be troubled at all by what they see and experience, rather be fascinated by all the different shapes of the skulls and other bones. Recommended as part of a visit to the various architectural and historical attractions in Brno.