Translated as the Chapel of Bones, the ancient walls of this holy places are decorated with pieces from over 1,250 human skeletons. If that doesn't appeal then the Museu Arqueologico de Faro ...

Here’s how it works. The monks couldn't have foreseen this. A photo trending on Reddit of a bone-covered chapel is bringing a medieval "memento mori" to the modern Internet user today.

It was constructed in the early 14th century. (via Atlas Obscura, Karl Schönswetter and Willard) The Capela dos Ossos (The Chapel of Bones) in Évora, Portugal, a 16th century chapel built by a ...