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Re: Building of Bones
Posted By: Kiki, on host 64.20.68.31
Date: Thursday, March 1, 2001, at 20:27:04
In Reply To: Building of Bones posted by Den-Kara on Thursday, March 1, 2001, at 18:33:43:

> Long time no hear, everyone. I am still alive and, relatively speaking, life is well.

Welcome back, dearest darling Den-Kara!
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> I have a question that I hope one of you will be able to answer for me. Awhile ago, I was watching either The Discovery Channel or The Learning Channel (the only stations I bother watching), and they were talking about unique places to visit in the world. One place they featured on the show was a building of some sort, made almost entirely of human bones. I've tried searching the 'Net to find out the name of this building (I want to say it was a church of some kind, but I honestly don't remember), but to no avail. Does anyone know what I could possibly be talking about here? I don't think much further explaining is necessary...it's just a building made of bones. I remember it showed a chandelier that was quite hideous. Mind you, I am NOT going to visit that horrid place, but I WOULD like to know the name of it. I told my best friend about it, and he thought I was insane, and we all know that I'm not crazy.
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Could it possibly be the Ancient Palace in Abomey, Benin? I can't really turn anything up searching Google that supports me.... but it's in The Poisonwood Bible, which is an awfully historically accurate book.... and I quote

"To celebrate their occasions, he said, they'd just haul off and kill a bunch of their slaves, grind up all their blood and bones, and mix it up with mud for making more walls for their temples!"

I'm not sure.... maybe someone could back me up or refute me on this one?

Ki"finder of things?"ki