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Capela dos Ossos is a chapel decorated with human bones located in Évora, Portugal. It was built in the 16th century by Franciscan monks with the aim of reflecting on the transience of life and human mortality. The bones that adorn the walls, columns and ceilings of the chapel come from approximately 5,000 monks, whose remains were exhumed from city to be used as decoration. In addition to the bones, the chapel also has inscriptions in Latin, such as "We bones that are here, we wait for yours".The chapel was built as a place of meditation and reflection on death, and is still an important place of pilgrimage and tourism in Évora today. Despite its somewhat morbid decoration, the Capela dos Ossos is considered an impressive work of art and one of the most visited attractions in the city.
