Porta Macedonia

Local nameПорта Македонија
LocationCentar, Skopje, North Macedonia

Porta Macedonia is a memorial arch located on Pella Square in Skopje, North Macedonia. Construction started in 2011 and was completed in January 2012.

The arch is 21 meters in height, and cost EUR 4.4 million. Its author is Valentina Stefanovska, sculptor who made several other grandiose monuments from Skopje 2014 project, including the statue dedicated to Alexander the Great officially named "Warrior on a Horse." During the opening ceremony, the Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski admitted that he personally is the instigator of the Skopje 2014 plan.The arch is dedicated to 20 years of Macedonian independence and its outer surface is covered in 193 m2 of reliefs carved in marble, depicting scenes from the history of Macedonia. It also contains interior rooms, one of which has a function of state-owned souvenir shop, as well as elevators and stairs providing public access to the roof, allegedly intended as space for weddings.

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Porta Macedonia @ Oskar Janikowski

More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porta_Macedonia

Email PortaMK@mmb.org.mk

Phone +389 2 3151141

Coordinates 41°59'40.034" N 21°25'56.731" E

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