🇲🇰 Skopjie - Main square monuments

In the main square there are many monuments including the Statue of warrior on horseback and the triumphal arch called "Makedonija Gate".
There are many curiosities on these (fake?) monuments.

The Statue was built in 2011 and it cost more than 7M euro. Even if officially represents a generic warrior, it portrays Alexander The Great (who however was born in the Greek Macedonia).

The triumphal arch was built in Greek style, but has cyrillic leters on top. Also this was created in 2012, is 21 meters tall and it cost 4M euro. On the big facade of the arch there are many scenes from Macedonian history, including characters from Greek Macedonia, which led to strong protests from the Greek government.

All these monuments are part of the Project Skopje 2014, aimed at giving a new look to the city center.Læs mere