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It dates from a time when Ottoman soldiers were growing increasingly tired of Serb rebellions against their rule. After...
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It dates from a time when Ottoman soldiers were growing increasingly tired of Serb rebellions against their rule. After quelling one such uprising in 1809, Ottoman troops decapitated 952 fallen Serbs and built the short, square tower out of the Serbs' heads. While the Ottomans intended it to serve as a warning to the local population, within a few years the Serbs had managed to rid their lands of the Ottoman occupiers, and they preserved the Skull Tower as a memorial to the sacrifice of the early Serb nationalists.
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"This place has a really rich history,but to learn smth about it you should find a guide or buy some book. in general it is a nice and big park with several cafes and restaurants. on weekends there is a big flea market at the walls of fortress. there are also several festivals,which take place there...."for ex.: jazz fest Nisville.
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" is a fortress in the city of Niš.It is a complex and important cultural and historical monument. It rises on the right bank of the Nišava River, and is over two millennia old. If you're in Nis you must visit it, drink coffe there and feel the orient."
"After the retreat of the Serbian rebel army, the Turkish commander of Niš, Hursid Pasha, ordered that the heads of the killed Serbs were to be mounted on a tower to serve as a warning to whoever opposed the Ottoman Empire. In all, 952 skulls were included, with the skull of Sinđelić placed at the to..."p. The scalps from the skulls were stuffed with cotton and sent to Constantinople (modern Istanbul) as proof for Sultan Mahmud II. - the story of our guides made me get interested more about the history of Nis
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