In with the New: The Skopje 2014 Project

Skopje’s got construction fever, there’s no denying it. New statues and monuments have sprouted like weeds in the city’s plazas and parks. The Vardar River is lined by brand new neoclassical buildings, and spanned by recently-unveiled pedestrian bridges. It’s all part of Skopje 2014, an urban revival project which has proven as controversial as it is ambitious.

Skopje 2014 was announced a few years ago, with the object of beautifying the city and restoring some of the architectural grandeur lo...