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An ancient well, buried in the sacred crypt of a historic Glasgow church, has been excavated and transformed into a major art project, seen by the public for the first time in living memory.

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An ancient box tomb thought to be built in the 1700s has collapsed in a church cemetery, exposing a large underground crypt.

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During the Spanish Civil War, Catalan anarchists set fire to the crypt, destroying plans and plaster models created by Gaudí that would guide future construction.

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Coffins, a crypt and a creepy statue of a young girl are what greets us.

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An Anglican church in Dublin has been unable to reopen a historic crypt to the public since the remains of mummified bodies were damaged in an arson attack.

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