Skull Tower
E464020
Skull Tower is a macabre Ottoman-era monument in Niš, Serbia, built from the skulls of Serbian rebels and now serving as a powerful symbol of resistance and remembrance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Skull Tower canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical monument
ⓘ
memorial ⓘ monument ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Ottoman architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
First Serbian Uprising
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Karađorđe Petrović NERFINISHED ⓘ Stevan Sinđelić NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtAfterEvent | Battle of Čegar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructedBy |
Hurshid Pasha
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionEndYear | 1809 ⓘ |
| constructionStartYear | 1809 ⓘ |
| coordinateLatitude | 43.324 ⓘ |
| coordinateLongitude | 21.917 ⓘ |
| country | Serbia ⓘ |
| currentNumberOfSkulls | around 50 ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Serbian rebels
ⓘ
victims of the First Serbian Uprising ⓘ |
| enclosedBy | chapel built by Serbian authorities ⓘ |
| enclosedSince | 1892 ⓘ |
| era | Ottoman period in Serbia ⓘ |
| function |
memorial site
ⓘ
museum exhibit ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chapel enclosure
ⓘ
rows of embedded skulls ⓘ |
| height | approximately 4.5 meters ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Cultural Monument of Exceptional Importance of Serbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1948 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Serbian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bubanj neighborhood of Niš
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Niš NERFINISHED ⓘ Serbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | National Museum in Niš NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
human skulls
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| nativeName | Ćele Kula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeNameLanguage | sr ⓘ |
| originalNumberOfSkulls | 952 ⓘ |
| shape | rectangular stone tower ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
Serbian resistance
ⓘ
national identity of Serbs ⓘ remembrance ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
intimidation
ⓘ
warning to rebels ⓘ |
| visitorType |
domestic tourists
ⓘ
international tourists ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.