Skull Tower Nis Serbia
Skull Tower is a stone structure embedded with human skulls located in Niš, Serbia. It was constructed following the Battle of Čegar, May 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 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.
Tour of Nis, Serbia # 5... Skull Tower
What an awesome experience!!!! This tower was built by the Turks after the Battle of Cegar. The Turks took the heads off of fallen Serbs and had almost 1000 of them placed in this tower! Most of the tower is gone but they have it enclosed in a building and there are around 50 skulls still there!!! MUST SEE!!! Short video .. because I didnt want to interrupt the guide on the other side...
Ćele kula - Skull Tower, Niš Serbia
Skull Tower (Serbian: Ћеле Кула) is a stone structure embedded with human skulls located in Niš, Serbia. It was constructed following the Battle of Čegar of May 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 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.
Following the Ottoman withdrawal from Niš in 1878, the tower was roofed over, and in 1892 a chapel was built around it. In 1937, the chapel was renovated. A bust of Sinđelić was added the following year. In 1948, Skull Tower and the chapel enclosing it were declared Cultural Monuments of Exceptional Importance and came under the protection of the Socialist Republic of Serbia. Further renovation of the chapel occurred again in 1989. As of 2013, 58 skulls remain on the tower. The one that is said to belong to Sinđelić is enclosed in a glass container. Seen as a symbol of independence by Serbs, the tower is mentioned in the writings of French Romantic poet Alphonse de Lamartine and English travel writer Alexander William Kinglake. In the two centuries since its construction, it has become a popular tourist attraction, visited by between 30,000 and 50,000 people annually.
ĆELE KULA (SKULL TOWER): A SPECIAL PLACE FOR SERBIANS.
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I got the chance to visit this amazing monument in Nis, Serbia. It was so touching. Lest we forget, remember to be kind.
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Skull Tower in Nis, Serbia
This tower was built in 1809 after Turks defeated Serbian forces during the First Serbian Uprisal. In order to frighten others they built the tower and mounted skulls of the killed Serbs in it. However, the tower became the symbol of fight for freedom for them.
Visiting Skull Tower, Niš Serbia
Hello all, here is a short video from our team building trip to Niš, southern Serbia.
We visited Skull tower, Čegar Hill and Niš city center.
Slow motion video of me holding our flag filmed by @simplyfil88
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Our trip to Skull tower and Fortress in Nis (Serbia)
Our trip to Skull tower and Fortress in Nis (Serbia)
The scariest monument in world - SKULL TOWER / City of Niš, Serbia, Europe
The Skull Tower (Serbian: Ћеле Кула; Ćele kula, pronounced [tɕel̩e kula]) is a stone structure embedded with human skulls located in Niš, Serbia. It was constructed by the Ottomans following the Battle of Čegar of May 1809, during the First Serbian Uprising. During the battle, Serbian rebels under the command of Stevan Sinđelić were surrounded by the Ottomans on Čegar Hill, near Niš. Knowing that he and his fighters would be impaled if captured, Sinđelić detonated a powder magazine within the rebel entrenchment, killing himself, his subordinates and the encroaching Ottoman soldiers. The governor of the Rumelia Eyalet, 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.
Following the Ottomans' withdrawal from Niš in 1878, the tower was roofed over, and in 1892 a chapel was built around it. In 1937, the chapel was renovated. A bust of Sinđelić was added the following year. In 1948, the Skull Tower and the chapel enclosing it were declared Cultural Monuments of Exceptional Importance and came under the protection of the Socialist Republic of Serbia. Further renovation of the chapel occurred again in 1989. As of 2013, 58 skulls remain embedded in the Skull Tower's walls. The one that is said to belong to Sinđelić is enclosed in a glass container adjacent to the structure. Seen as a symbol of independence by Serbs, the tower is mentioned in the writings of the French Romantic poet Alphonse de Lamartine and the English travel writer Alexander William Kinglake. In the two centuries since its construction, it has become a popular tourist attraction, visited by between 30,000 and 50,000 people annually.
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skull tower in Nis
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Skull Tower Cele Kula in Nis
Skull Tower (Serbian: Ћеле Кула; Ćele kula, pronounced [tɕel̩e kula]) is a stone structure embedded with human skulls located in Niš, Serbia. It was constructed following the Battle of Čegar of May 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 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.
Following the Ottoman withdrawal from Niš in 1878, the tower was roofed over, and in 1892 a chapel was built around it. In 1937, the chapel was renovated. A bust of Sinđelić was added the following year. In 1948, Skull Tower and the chapel enclosing it were declared Cultural Monuments of Exceptional Importance and came under the protection of the Socialist Republic of Serbia. Further renovation of the chapel occurred again in 1989. As of 2013, 58 skulls remain on the tower. The one that is said to belong to Sinđelić is enclosed in a glass container. Seen as a symbol of independence by Serbs, the tower is mentioned in the writings of French Romantic poet Alphonse de Lamartine and English travel writer Alexander William Kinglake. In the two centuries since its construction, it has become a popular tourist attraction, visited by between 30,000 and 50,000 people annually.
Kelle Kulesi, (Sırpça: Ћеле-кула, söyleyiş: [tɕel̩e kula]) Niş yakınlarında bulunan 19. yüzyıldaki Sırp isyancıların kesilmiş başlarından oluşan 952 kafatasından inşa edilmiş bir kule. Kule, Osmanlıdan ayrılmak isteyen Sırplara ibret vermek için yaptırılmış daha sonra anıta çevrilmiştir.
31 Mayıs 1809 tarihinde Sırp asiler Niş'in birkaç kilometre kuzeydoğusundaki Çegar tepesinde yapılan savaşta Osmanlı ordusuna karşı 1804'deki ayaklanmalarından beri en büyük yenilgiyi aldılar.
Osmanlı Sırplarının bağımsızlık mücadelesi 1804 yılında başlar. Bu sürecin beşinci yılında yaşanan Çegar Savaşı, Sırp tarihinde büyük bir sembolik öneme sahiptir. Çegar Savaşı’nda, takriben üç bin Sırp savaşçı, kendilerinden çok daha güçlü olan Osmanlı ordusuna bir buçuk ay boyunca direnir. Ancak bu bir buçuk aylık direnişin sonrasında, Osmanlı askerleri Sırpların en öndeki siperlerini ele geçirmeye başlarlar. Savaşın kaybedileceği belli olmuştur. Bu noktada, Sırp komutan Stevan Sindzeliç, saldırıda bulunan Osmanlı askerlerini öldürme ve böylelikle cephenin gerisindekilere kaçmaları için zaman tanıma amacıyla kendi cephaneliğini havaya uçurarak bir grup askeriyle birlikte orada ölür.
Savaşın ardından, Osmanlı ordusunun kumandanı Hurşid Paşa, ölen Sırpların kellelerinin toplanmasını emreder. Toplamda 952 kelle toplanır. Bu kellelerin kafa derileri yüzülür, içleri doldurulur ve İstanbul’a, Padişah II. Mahmud’a gönderilir.Geriye kalan kafatasları ile de bir kule inşa edilir. Dört yanında 14 sıra kafatasları dizili olan üç metre yüksekliğindeki bu kulenin inşası ile amaçlanan, Osmanlı iktidarına karşı gelenlerinin sonunun ne olacağını bölge halkına göstermek suretiyle, bağımsızlık talebinde bulunan Sırplara gözdağı vermektir.[1]
1878 yılına kadar yani Sırbistan'ın Osmanlı egemenliğinden kurtuluşuna kadar açık havada ve korunaksız bir şekilde bırakılmış olan kulenin içerisinde gerek hava koşullarından ve gerekse de defin için asilerin akrabaları tarafından götürülmesinden dolayı bugün sadece 58 kafatası kalmıştır. 1892 yılında Sırbistan'ın her tarafından toplanan yardımlarla Belgradlı mimar Dimitrije T. Leko tarafından kulenin her tarafını kaplayacak ve örtecek şekilde bir kilise yapılmıştır.Ćele Kula [tɕel̩e kula] (serbisch-kyrillisch Ћеле-кула, deutsch Schädelturm) ist ein Turm in der serbischen Stadt Niš. Er wurde von den Osmanen aus den Knochen und Schädeln serbischer Rebellen erbaut, die bei der Schlacht von Čegar im Ersten Serbischen Aufstand am 31. Mai 1809 gefallen waren. Der französische Schriftsteller Alphonse de Lamartine (1790–1869) beschrieb den Turm in seinem Buch Voyage en Orient, in dem er die Gräueltaten der Osmanen an der serbischen Bevölkerung thematisiert.
Exploring Niš, Serbia
I made this Video of our time in Niš, Serbia.
Nis-You've gotta love it! Cegar Hill and Skull Tower - Škola stranih jezika Niš SPELL
Classroom is not the only place where you can learn English. SPELL students have stepped outside and used it to teach us about Nis and it’s history. So, let’s follow them.
This is one of 4 short documentaries:
1. Park Cair, Nisava Quay, City Garden
2. Concentration Camp, Bubanj Memorial Park
3. Cegar Hill, Skull Tower
4. Fortress, Mediana, National Museum
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Top Things to See & Do in Nis, Serbia
Top Things to See & Do in Nis, Serbia
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David’s Been Here is traveling through southern Serbia in search of the top destinations and best attractions. In this travel episode, David brings us the top things to see and do in Nis.
Serbia’s third largest city, Nis is one of the most historically significant destinations in the entire country with loads of sites, attractions and monuments to show for it. Nis is famous for being the birthplace of the Roman Emperor Constantine the Great, the man responsible for converting the empire to Christianity. The city was known in those days as Naissus.
First stop in historic Nis is straight to the city center where David meets up with his tour guide to explore the Nis Fortress. The fortress was built during Turkish rule (1386 – 1878) as was regarded as one of the most beautiful buildings in the Balkans. The Nis Fortress was used as an armory, hammam (bath), and prison. Much of the original building is still standing. It is a free attraction where people are welcome to stroll the paths and check out the 2,000-year-old Roman tombstones within.
Nis didn’t escape the horrors of WWII, as evidenced by the presence of a German concentration camp. Through the years the camp housed 30,000 people, of which 12,000 were executed.
Continuing along, David and his tour guide go see Skull Tower, built by the Ottomans. The skulls are those of Serbs killed by Ottomans during the Battle of Čegar during the First Serbian Revolution in 1809. They then head to the Archaeological Hall of Nis to check out some Roman artifacts from ancient Naissus.
With a fascinating history and pedestrian-friendly streets, travelers stopping over in Nis will have no shortage of things to do!
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Skull Tower - Ћеле кула
Ћеле кула НИШ,
Skull Tower NIŠ.
Skull tower / Челе Кула / Черепната кула - НИШ.
В Челе кула (Черепната кула) са вградени черепите на падналите въстаници в битката за Чегар. Намира се в Ниш.
От черепите на убитите въстаници е издигната тази кула, за да напомня какво се случва с онези, тръгнали срещу новата османска власт.
Ćele Kula - Putovanje u Niš, Srbija
Ćele Kula - Putovanje u Niš, Srbija
Skull Tower (Ćele kula, pronounced is a stone structure embedded with human skulls located in Niš, Serbia.)
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