Translated as the Chapel of Bones, the ancient walls of this holy places are decorated with pieces from over 1,250 human skeletons. Explore Algarve with The Sun's Best of Beaches ...

(via Wikimedia Commons). The Capela de Ossos, a small chapel built out of bones. And there is a complete skeleton covered in gold, too! It was built in 1719, and stands in Faro, Portugal.

The chapel is a small portion of a larger (bone-free) church complex, the Igreja de Sao Francisco. Inside, it's lined with more than 5,000 skulls plus assorted other human bones. [ 11 Famous ...

Translated as the Chapel of Bones, the ancient walls of this holy places are decorated with pieces from over 1,250 human skeletons. Explore Algarve with The Sun's Best of Beaches ...