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View of the buildings finished after the 1963 earthquake (2014). Skopje 2014 (Macedonian: Скопје 2014) was a project financed by the government of the Republic of Macedonia (now North Macedonia) of the then-ruling nationalist party VMRO-DPMNE, with the official purpose of giving the capital Skopje a more classical appeal but designed more earthquake-proof. [1]
The Republic of Macedonia, as it was then called, declared independence from the former Yugoslavia in 1991 but, due to a dispute over the country's name, member countries of the EC, including the UK, did not formally recognise the new country until 16 December 1993. The British embassy in Skopje was opened on that day. [1]
Skopje 260 / 80 26 1984 Tallest building in Macedonia prior to 2013 N/A Millennium Cross: Skopje 217 / 66 N/A 2002 6= Flatiron Skopje Skopje 197 / 60 20 2016 6= City Tower Skopje 20 2014 6= Aerodrom Tower Skopje 20 1975 9 Towers Karpoš IV Tower I: Skopje 19 1982 Towers Karpoš IV Tower II: 19 Towers Karpoš IV Tower III: 19 12 Suma Kumanovo ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 31 January 2025. Capital and largest city of North Macedonia This article may require copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone, or spelling. You can assist by editing it. (October 2023) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Capital city in Skopje Statistical, North Macedonia Skopje ...
Its author is Valentina Stevanovska, a sculptor who made several other controversial monuments from the Skopje 2014 project, including the statue dedicated to Alexander the Great officially named "Warrior on a Horse." [3] During the opening ceremony, the Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski admitted that he personally is the instigator of the Skopje ...
On the night of 28 October 2014 at around 22:00, the Macedonian government building was attacked with two projectiles, damaging the walls and roof of the building. [1] [2] [3] No casualties were reported. Speculations have occurred that the event was linked to the then recent proclamation of the so-called Republic of Ilirida. [4]
Italiano: L'Arco trionfale di Porta Macedonia a Skopje, capitale della Repubblica di Macedonia. La costruzione è stata completata nel 2012 dopo undici anni di lavoro ed è stata progettata da Valentina Stefanovska, nell'ambito del progetto di rinnovamento della citttà Skopje 2014.
The foreign relations of North Macedonia since its independence in 1991 have been characterized by the country's efforts to gain membership in international organizations such as NATO and the European Union and to gain international recognition under its previous constitutional name, overshadowed by a long-standing, dead-locked dispute with neighboring Greece.