Ossuary

An ossuary is a chest, building, well, or site made to serve as the final resting place of human skeletal remains.

World Heritage Sites connected to 'Ossuary':

  • Evora
  • Gusuku Sites Tamaudun, royal tomb, according to Ryukyuan tradition, the royal remains would only be kept in central compartment for a limited time, after which the bones were washed and entombed in the north and south compartments - so technically it is also an ossuary.
  • Hallstatt-Dachstein
  • Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion
  • Lima Monastery of San Francisco
  • Oporto Igreja de São Francisco
  • Rome Santa Maria della Concezione dei Cappuccini
  • Saint Catherine Area Chapel of St Tryphon; link