Skull Tower

Skull Tower is a stone structure embedded with human skulls located in , . It was constructed by the Ottoman Empire following the Battle of Čegar of May 1809, during the First Serbian Uprising.
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  • Monument
  • …lies at an elevation of 206 metres (676 feet)
  • …is also known as “Cele Tower”
  • Description: monument in Nis, Serbia
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Čair Stadium and Niš Commonwealth Military Cemetery.

Stadium
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is a multi-purpose stadium in , . is situated 1¼ km west of Skull Tower.

Cemetery
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The Commonwealth Military Cemetery is located in , in the municipality of . is situated 640 metres southeast of Skull Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bulevar Nemanjića and Durlan.

Neighborhood
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, formerly Bulevar Lenjina and…

Quarter
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is a neighborhood of the city of , .

Quarter
Medijana is one of five city municipalities which constitute the city of .

Skull Tower

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Latitude
43.31199° or 43° 18′ 43″ north
Longitude
21.92425° or 21° 55′ 27″ east
Open location code
8GM38W6F+QP
Geo­Names ID
792016
Wiki­data ID
Q336310

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Skull Tower” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “برج الجمجمة”
  • Bosnian: “Ćele-kula”
  • Bulgarian: “Челе кула”
  • Chinese: “尼什京觀”
  • Chinese: “骷髏塔”
  • Croatian: “Ćele kula”
  • Croatian: “Ćele-kula”
  • Czech: “Ćele kula”
  • Dutch: “Cele Kula”
  • Dutch: “Ćele Kula”
  • Dutch: “Skull Tower”
  • French: “Cele kula”
  • French: “Ćele kula”
  • French: “Tour des crânes”
  • Georgian: “თავის ქალების კოშკი”
  • German: “Ćele Kula”
  • German: “Schädelturm”
  • Greek: “Πύργος των Κρανίων”
  • Greek: “Τείχος των Κρανίων”
  • Hindi: “खोपड़ी टावर”
  • Hindi: “खोपड़ी टॉवर”
  • Hungarian: “Ćele-kula”
  • Italian: “Torre dei teschi”
  • Japanese: “チェレ・クラ”
  • Japanese: “頭蓋骨の塔”
  • Latvian: “Galvaskausu tornis”
  • Macedonian: “Ќеле-Кула”
  • Polish: “Wieża Czaszek”
  • Russian: “Башня черепов”
  • Russian: “Челе кула”
  • Russian: “Челе-Кула”
  • Serbian: “Ćele Kula”
  • Serbian: “Ћеле - кула”
  • Serbian: “Ћеле кула”
  • Serbian: “Ћеле Кула”
  • Serbian: “Ћеле-кула”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Ćele-kula”
  • Slovenian: “Ćele kula”
  • Slovenian: “Ćele Kula”
  • Slovenian: “Čele kula”
  • Slovenian: “Kelle Kule”
  • Spanish: “Ćele Kula”
  • Spanish: “Torre de las Calaveras”
  • Swedish: “Ćele Kula”
  • Tamil: “மண்டையோடு கோபுரம்”
  • Turkish: “Kafatası Kulesi”
  • Turkish: “Kelle kulesi”
  • Turkish: “Kelle Kulesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Челе-кула”
  • Uzbek: “Chele-Kula”

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