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title: Capela dos Ossos Bone Pillar
author: Stephen Colebourne
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11862/capela-dos-ossos-bone-pillar/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Capela dos Ossos Bone Pillar
_Authored by Stephen Colebourne_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11862.jpg)
## Image Caption
Pillar at the Capela dos Ossos (Chapel of Bones), Evora, Portugal showing human skulls and bones. The Chapel of Bones was constructed by Franciscan monks in the late 16th century CE. Photo taken 2016 CE.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Colebourne, S. (2020, February 09). Capela dos Ossos Bone Pillar. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Colebourne, Stephen. "Capela dos Ossos Bone Pillar." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 09, 2020. .
### MLA
Colebourne, Stephen. "Capela dos Ossos Bone Pillar." *World History Encyclopedia*, 09 Feb 2020, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Evora,_Portugal_(27005509697).jpg) by [**Stephen Colebourne**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Evora,_Portugal_(27005509697).jpg). Submitted by [Kim Martins](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/kim.martins/ "User Page: Kim Martins"), published on 09 February 2020. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.