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This monument was built after the Battle of Cegar Hill near the town of Nis (Serbia) , which was on the 31st May, 1809, between the Serbs and the Turks. A monument was built along the way to Carigrad (Istanbul), as a warning to anyone who rises against the Ottoman Empire. The tower was rectangular, wide 4.5 meters long and 4 meters long, on all four sides there were 56 rows, with 17 skulls in each line, totaling 952 skulls. Today the tower has only 58 skulls.
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About 6000 Turks and about 4000 Serbs died in that battle. Serbian leader Stevan Sinđelić knew he would lose the battle. He shot with a gun in a barrel with gunpowder and killed Serbian soldiers, but also many Turks. For retribution, the Turkish Hursid-pasha ordered that this unique monument be made from the heads of the dead Serbs.
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In 2014, the American magazine “Mental Floss” listed the Skull Tower as the largest building made of human bones. This monument is a symbol of the struggle of the Serbian people for freedom and independence.
This is totally fascinating (albeit a bit gory, hehe!!).
Yes .. looks awful. But that’s our history ..That remains for our children and grandchildren.They must know how their ancestors gained freedom.
This article is very well-written and quite interesting. I love reading historical works.
Great article , I’ve never herd about it , thanks for sharing .
Great historical post. Just my kind of reading. I have to admit I have never heard of that tower but then there are so many towers around the world. It almost looks and feel like the Paris underground but higher and in plain sight. Thank you for posting this unique outlook.
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Nice picture and i love art of this tower.
A stunning and terrifying monument!
Quite an interesting read. Is this what you mostly blog about?
Blogging about the monuments, nature, the lives of people from the past ..I find it interesting.
Wow, that is awesome memory. I heard once about this tower.
I was nine, when I saw Cele kula for the first time. It was the most terrifying thing and the whole class was scared. You can imagine, on that excursion, we also visited concentration camp Red Cross in Nish. Nobody could sleep for a week after that.
That’s why he was made … to scare the Serb people and that they no longer think about the fight.They actually did the opposite.
It seems to be a bad strategy when it comes to stubborn Serbians. We always act unexpectedly.
Incredibly barbaric monument of man’s inhumanity to man, but seemingly unique. Having fought in a senseless war myself, I can only wonder about the pain experienced before death.
“… made from the heads of the dead Serbs”? Oh my! That sounds so sad. Where is the rest of their body? I know you say it’s a symbol for freedom and independence, but it seems so disrespectful to treat soldiers no matter which country they’re fought for.
At that time the Serbs fought for their freedom, and the Turks were not gentlemen when it came to the survival of the Empire. But that was then.
I have a friend in another forum who often shares info about life in Serbia. It’s a worldwide web but I don’t cross paths with very many people from Serbia who share their past, the present and thoughts of the future. You have excellent posts and you picked a good blogging platform to share your writing.
An interesting post about the history of the Serbian people
Humans can be so ghoulish, gruesome and superstitious, still. I’m no exception, from an anthropological swim point. Quite interesting.
Seems like there has always been a war in your neck of the woods…
Fascinating article. I’d never heard of this before.
I didn’t know about this tower, thanks for sharing with us.
Great article! Thank you for sharing!
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