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MACEDONIA
Ministry of Economy
Tourism Department
ARCHEOLOGICAL TREASURE THAT TAKES YOU BREATH AWAY
MONASTERY LODGINGS OASIS OF SILENCE
Publisher: Ministry of Economy
Autor of the text: Danijela Trpcevska
Autor of the photographs: www.dzingo.com
Production: Skenpoint
M
acedonia is like a chest, illed with
that for centuries has been found in this land.
About 4.000 archeological sites, thousands
churches and monasteries, over 200 mosques,
ifty towers and bridges are only part of the
provocation necessary to visit this rare and
archeologically rich country. Even 130 Early
Christian basilicas have been discovered in the
country at diferent locations. Numbers are
getting even more impressive if it is known that
thousands of archeological exhibits decorate
the shelves of the Macedonian museums and
galleries.
precious things, that eagerly waits
to be opened. It has abundance of
history and tradition dating back to the Neolith,
witnessed by the numerous archeological
treasures found in the earth’s womb. The
Maenad from Tetovo, Adam from Govrlevo,
the golden mask from Trebenishta from the 6
th
century B.C., the Neolithic ceramics, indings
from the Bronze Age, remains of Roman
buildings, as well as mosaics with precious
value, are only part of the rich cultural heritage
ARCHEOLOGICAL
TREASURE
THAT TAKES YOU
BREATH AWAY
emperor Justinian, as a debt to his birth place.
Justiniana Prima was surrounded by numer-
ous fortresses, of which the biggest-“Crnce” on
mountain Vodno, helped ighting back the at-
tacks of the Slavic tribes. But, this was only until
694 when the Slavs took over the city and gave
its today’s name-Skopje.
Blocks of the ruins from the city of Skupi
were used to build the Skopje fortress, located
at a highland on the right side of the Vardar
River. This area, according to the indings of
the excavation, was inhabited even in Neolithic
times and the early Bonze Age. The oldest archi-
tecture on the Fortress dates back in 535, in the
period of ruling of Justinian I. There are remains
of this fortress in length of 120 meters.
Under the fortress is the
Old Skopje
Bazaar
, the most picturesque part of the
city. The Bazaar has still kept some of the old
crafts and stores, due to which thousands of
years ago, its streets were illed with visitors.
The Turkish itinerant Evliya Celebi, during his
stay in Skopje (1660/61) in his books wrote
that the Bazaar had 2.150 stores, squares and
markets, and compared it with the Baghdad
Bazaar. Kurshumli Inn is in the Old Bazaar, an
impressive building, built during the period of
Justinian I. It is thought that on the basis of an
older building, the Ottoman Turks have built
and adjusted it into a caravan-palace.
As such, it
worked until 1787, and later it was transformed
into prison. Today, the rooms are used as rock-
ery of the Archeological museum. The object
Kurshumli Inn
or Led Inn is considered to be
the most beautiful monument of culture in the
city.
Daut Pasha Turkish bath
is located near
the Stone Bridge, at the entry of the Bazaar. It is
listed among the most important monuments
of the Islamic profane architecture, and its his-
tory began in the second half of the 15
th
cen-
tury, when Daut-pasha lived in Skopje. The Bath
was damaged during the famous ire caused by
the Austrian army-leader Piccolomini
in 1689
and long after that it was left untouched and
was slowly decaying. Its space was reconstruct-
ed for the irst time in 1948 and later on the Art
Skopje
T
he capital Skopje and its surroundings
are especially interesting for research.
Near the settlement “Zlokukani” are
the remains of the Roman city Skupi. In an-
cient times, this territory was inhabited by the
Dardani, until 4
th
century B.C., when Philip the
Second of Macedonia took over the authority
here. After his death, Skupi remains within the
kingdom of Alexander the Great, and in year
164 B.C. it was conquered by the Romans. Using
the position of an important crossroad, the city
developed very soon. After the Milan Edict of
313, Skupi was made a Head Seat of Episcopacy
and later on of the Archiepiscopacy. However,
this glory ended after the city was destroyed
by the earthquake in 518, after which it died
out. At the location, the archeologists found a
basilica from the 4
th
century, whose central arc
is covered with mosaic, theater built according
to Roman scheme and palace decorated with
frescoes.
Near the road Skopje-Kacanik is the
Aqueduct.
It was built of stone and tiles with
55 arches resting on massive pillars, 450 meters
long. It is believed to be built in the 6
th
century,
and later was reconstructed and built because
of its importance-to provide the city with wa-
ter from the mountain springs of Skopska Crna
Gora.
In 535 the new city-successor of Stobi,
was promoted. It was built by the Byzantine
Gallery was located there.
The Stone Bridge
in Skopje is one of the
most monumental buildings in the country
that connects the two banks of the Vardar
River. According to some, it was built in the
6
th
century in the period of Justinian, and ac-
cording to others, it was built by the Ottoman
Turks in the 15
th
century. According to Ottoman
sources, the bridge was constructed with well
processed stone blocks in the second half of
the 15
th
century. In the past it was also called
Dushan’s Bridge.
The massive construction lies on solid pil-
lars connected with 13 semicircular arches. It
is 214 meters long, and 6,33 meters wide. In
1992 the reconstruction of the bridge started,
after which its original look was changed. The
Stone Bridge was built with stone blocks, while
its massive construction lies on pillars, mutually
connected by semicircular arches. Today, only
pedestrians are allowed to cross it.
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