“Life's true face is the skull.”

            Nikos Kazantzakis 

Ossuary at the Saint-Hilaire cemetery in Marville.
In 1890 the cemetery keeper, Constant Motsch, decided that the simplest method of creating more space was to recover the bodies from the older graves that did not have a perpetual concession. 
He did not however just gather up the skeletons but also organised and categorised them but kept only the skulls and longer bones.
   

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Taken in: France / Lorraine / Marville (show map)

Taken on: June 1, 2012

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Camera: Fujifilm X-E1, f/4.0, 1/40 sec, 55mm (=83mm), ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Fujifilm X-E1
Aperture:	f/4.0
Exposure Time:	0.025 sec (1/40)
Focal Length:	55mm (35mm equivalent: 83mm)
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Shutter speed priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Elements 16.0 (Windows)
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