Memorials & monuments · South West England
Doctor's Stone
Doctor's Stone — a memorial in england-south-west, United Kingdom.
David Smith — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Doctor's Stone is a memorial located in england-south-west, United Kingdom. Sourced from OpenStreetMap (ODbL licence); see local listings for visitor information, opening hours and admission details.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Doctor's Tower (Serbian: Докторова кула, Doktorova kula) is a tower in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia that is a historic former doctors residence and then psychiatric clinic. It is located at 103 Kneza Miloša street, in the municipality of Savski venac. The tower was built in 1824 by the Italian doctor Vito Romita, one of the first doctors in Serbia after the uprisings. In 1965, the tower was protected by law as an important cultural monument. Doctor's Tower was the first psychiatric hospital in Serbia and the Balkans.
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Background
History
Romita received the land of about 6.5 hectares from the vizier, far beyond the fortified city, on the slopes of West Vračar, in the neighbourhood of Guberevac. After coming to the prince's service, he built his house here, surrounded by a vegetable garden, orchard and vineyard, with plants sent from Italy. The purpose of the house was double - for housing and receiving patients. Since it has a façade of stone and small window shafts, the people called it the Doctor's Tower. The Doctor's Tower was also known as Cunibert Tower after Romita's son-in-law, to whom he left the tower with the vineyard. as a dowry. Like Romita, his son-in-law Bartolomeo Silvestro Cunibert was also doctor. At one…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 50.7345, -3.0713
- County
- Devon
- District
- East Devon
- Parish
- Colyton
- Postcode
- EX24 6HL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Honiton and Sidmouth
Sources
- osm: node/3261232816 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Doctor's Tower (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Doctor's Stone?
- Doctor's Stone is in Devon, South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode EX24 6HL), in the parish of Colyton.
- Who owns Doctor's Stone?
- Doctor's Stone is owned by | landlord =.
- Is Doctor's Stone free to visit?
- Yes, Doctor's Stone is free to enter.
- How do I get to Doctor's Stone?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode EX24 6HL. It sits within the Honiton and Sidmouth parliamentary constituency.