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Skull Tower
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Sasa
December 25, 2016
Historical monument very important for people in this area
Uros
July 13, 2020
"Cele Kula" or Skull Tower, a unique monument in the whole world you must visit. On May 31, 1809, during the 1st Serbian uprising against the Ottoman Empire very important battle was held just outside of Nis at Cegar hill. Commander Stevan Sinđelić realized that his forces were outnumbered and that he was losing the battle and famously blew up the gunpowder magazine when the Ottomans overtook his trench, killing everyone in it including his troops and himself. The Ottomans comprehended what message can that heroic act have to other Serbs, who can find motivation and encouragement to keep on fighting. So, in order to frighten the Serbian population, they have collected the skulls of dead Serb rebels and embedded into the walls of the tower. Originally it had 952 skulls with Stevan Sindjelic skull on the top.
"Cele Kula" or Skull Tower, a unique monument in the whole world you must visit. On May 31, 1809, during the 1st Serbian uprising against the Ottoman Empire very important battle was held just outside of Nis at Cegar hill. Commander Stevan Sinđelić realized that his forces were outnumbered and that…
Marko
December 22, 2019
A unique monument in Europe, already around the world, on the Roman road Via Militaris!!!
Ivana
July 11, 2018
Scull tower is a stone structure embedded with human skulls. It was constructed following the Battle of Čegar in 1809, during the First Serbian Uprising. Serbian rebels under the command of Stevan Sinđelić were attacked by the Ottomans on Čegar Hill, near Niš. Knowing that he and his fighters would be impaled if captured, Sinđelić detonated a gun powder magazine within the rebel entrenchment, killing himself, his fellow rebels and the encroaching Ottoman soldiers. Vizier Hurshid Pasha ordered that a tower be made from the skulls of the fallen rebels. The tower is 4.5 metres (15 ft) high, and originally contained 952 skulls embedded on four sides in 14 rows.
Scull tower is a stone structure embedded with human skulls. It was constructed following the Battle of Čegar in 1809, during the First Serbian Uprising. Serbian rebels under the command of Stevan Sinđelić were attacked by the Ottomans on Čegar Hill, near Niš. Knowing that he and his fighters would…
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Bulevar Dr Zorana Đinđića
Niš