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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]
Skopje 2014 was a project with the purpose of giving the capital Skopje a neo-classical appeal, by constructing several buildings, mostly in the neoclassical style and altering facades of modernist buildings to look neo-classical, which has drawn criticism from architects as being kitsch. [18]
Its author is Valentina Stevanovska, a sculptor who made several other grandiose 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 2014 ...
Der 21 Meter hohe Bogen ist das Werk von Valentina Stefanovska, einer Bildhauerin, die auch andere Monumente im Skopje 2014-Projekt geschaffen hat. English : Porta Macedonia is a triumphal arch located in Pella Square , Skopje , Macedonia .
In 2014 a memorial of Andon Kyoseto was set up at the Supreme Court in Skopje. The monument was part of the controversial project Skopje 2014, and was sharply criticized by the media there, with Kyoseto declared a terrorist and mass executioner. [11] The monument provoked serious controversy in the local community. [12]
The Skopje 2014 project, for example, promoted the idea of continuity of the Macedonian nation from antiquity until modern times. [21] The debates in North Macedonia concerning its relationships with Bulgaria and Greece have had significant impact on historiographic narrative in the country, introducing a new revisionist interpretation of the past.
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]
ŽFK Skopje 2014 (Macedonian: ЖФК Скопје 2014) is a women's football club from Skopje, North Macedonia. The team was founded in 2014 and won the national championship in 2014–15 with 18 wins from 18 games. [1] In the next seasons they have won 3 more titles and also achieved a national cup win.