Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Niš, Serbia

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Number of sights 7 sights
Distance 1.6 km
Ascend 24 m
Descend 22 m

Experience Niš in Serbia in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Individual Sights in Niš

Sight 1: Water Gate

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Water Gate

The Water Gate in the Niš Fortress or the Jagodina Gate was one of the four entrances (exits), which is not in function today because it is significantly damaged and partly walled up, on a fortified earthen rampart built by the Ottomans in the period from 1719 to 1723. It got its name from the direction of the road that led east, to Stambol.

Wikipedia: Водена капија у Нишкој тврђави (SR)

549 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 2: Споменик Нишлијама обешеним од Турака 1821.

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Споменик Нишлијама обешеним од Турака 1821.Pudelek (Marcin Szala) / CC BY-SA 3.0

Monument to the Turks hanged by the Turks in 1821. It is located in the center of Niš in front of the fortress bridge. It is rectangular in shape, with a slightly wider and profiled pedestal and a pyramidal end, placed on four lower pillars. With its archaic shape and dimensions, it resembles tombstones.

Wikipedia: Споменик Нишлијама обешеним од Турака 1821. (SR)

139 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 3: Споменик ослободиоцима Ниша

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The Monument to the Liberators of Nis, locally known as the Horse, is located in the very center of the city, on King Milan Square and marks the period of liberation wars against the Turks, Bulgarians and Germans.

Wikipedia: Споменик ослободиоцима Ниша (SR)

259 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 4: Islam Aga mosque

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Islam-aga's Mosque is the only working mosque in Niš, Serbia. There is another in Niš Fortress which is converted into a gallery, and another close to the University Rectorate, that was damaged during the Anglo-American bombing of the city in 1944.

Wikipedia: Islam-aga's Mosque (EN), Heritage Website

263 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 5: Maxi

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Special Police Prison was established during the German occupation of Niš in the house of a Jewish merchant Danilo Mevorah, at 13 October Revolution Street. It is a spacious single-storey house with several rooms in which the family of old Danilo Mavorah, who died before the war, his wife Marija, born Isaković and her four sons, lived.

Wikipedia: Зграда бившег затвора специјалне полиције у Нишу (SR), Heritage Website

372 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 6: Споменик Краљу Александру

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Споменик Краљу Александру

The monument to King Aleksandar Karadjordjevic is located in the center of the city, on the square of the same name in Niš. The monumental monument is the work of academic sculptor Zoran Ivanovic from Belgrade, and it was cast in the foundry "Kuzman" in Smederevo. The pedestal of the monument is carved with the inscription "King Aleksandar Karađorđević 1888 – 1934". The height of the monument is 4.5 meters, on a pedestal 7 meters high and weighing 3.3 tons.

Wikipedia: Споменик краљу Александру Карађорђевићу у Нишу (SR)

11 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 7: Трг краља Александра Ујединитеља

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King Alexander the Unifier Square is a city square in Niš, in the municipality of Mediana, in the part of the city known as King Alexander Square.

Wikipedia: Трг Краља Александра Ујединитеља (SR)

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