Skopje Walking Tours

Mother Teresa, born Agnes Gonca Boyacı, was a social services volunteer and human rights activist of Albanian origin. She was a Catholic saint and the founder of the Missionaries of Charity. She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her charitable work.
Born: August 26, 1910, Skopje
Date and place of death: September 5, 1997, Calcutta, India
Burial place: The Mother Teresa House Of The Missionaries Of Charity, Calcutta, India

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

The Museum of the City of Skopje is a complex city museum focusing on Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia, and its development from its origins to the modern era. The museum is home to permanent exhibitions representing the history of Skopje, from the first recorded settlements around 3000 BC to the present. Since 1970, the museum has been located in a renovated section of the old train station, which was heavily damaged in the 1963 Skopje earthquake. A third of the building, which remains largely intact, now houses the museum's main building. The museum covers an area of 4,500 m², of which 2,000 m² is dedicated to exhibition space.

History of the Museum
The Archaeological Museum of Republic of North Macedonia displays movable cultural heritage, more precisely over 7.000 valuable artefacts discovered through archaeological investigations throughout the entire territory of Macedonia. Since 1924 this Museum is the most significant and the oldest museum institution in Macedonia.

The visitors can enjoy the artefacts exhibited in the departments of: Prehistoric Archaeology, Antiquity, Medieval Archaeology, Numismatics, Anthropology and the Lapidarium.

Large number of the displayed artefacts in this institution are exclusive worldwide. The existing Culture and Cultural Heritage Laws register the largest part of this fund as a cultural heritage of particular importance.

In 2015, the Archaeological Museum of Republic of North Macedonia was placed among the 15 best museums in Europe, winning seventh place, according to the European Museum Academy.

Macedonia Square (Ploštad Makedonija;) is the main square of Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia. The square is the biggest in North Macedonia with a total extent of 18,500 m2. It is located in the central part of the city, and it crosses the Vardar River. The Christmas festivals are always held there and it commonly serves as the site of cultural, political and other events. The independence from Yugoslavia was declared here by the first president of Macedonia, Kiro Gligorov. The square is part of the Skopje 2014 project.

The Stone Bridge is a bridge across the Vardar River in Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia, built by Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror.The Stone Bridge is built of solid stone blocks and is supported by firm columns that are connected with 12 semicircular arcs. The bridge is 214 m (702 ft) long and 6 m (20 ft) wide. The guardhouse has recently been reconstructed.

The Old Bazaar (also known as the Skopje Turkish Bazaar or simply the Turkish Bazaar) is one of the oldest and largest markets in the Balkans, having been the center of trade and commerce in Skopje since at least the 12th century. Besides its importance as a marketplace, the Old Bazaar is also known for its cultural and historical value. While Ottoman architecture predominates, remnants of Byzantine architecture are also evident; recent reconstructions have led to the application of elements characteristic of modern architecture. Several mosques, mausoleums, two churches, and a clock tower are still actively used within the Old Bazaar; these, along with the Museum of the Republic of North Macedonia and the Museum of Modern Art, form the core of the modern bazaar. The area is of great importance to the Albanian population, who constitute the majority in the Čair Municipality. Therefore, Skanderbeg Square is located here.

Kapan Han in the Old Bazaar of Skopje, North Macedonia. It was built in the mid-15th century by Bosnian general Isa-Beg Isaković, ruler of Skopsko Krajište, in order to provide a regular source of income for his endowment .The name of the han is derived from the Arabic word kabban which was a device used for measuring the weight of sold goods at the entrance of the han.he Kapan Han has a surface area of 1,086 m². The building has two entrances, a ground level and second level. There were 44 rooms for guests and traders with their caravans. There was space for horses on the east side of the han.

The Murat Pasha Mosque is a mosque in Skopje, North Macedonia.he mosque was constructed with Ottoman Baroque architecture with elements of neoclassical Islam. The mosque is a quarter-shaped building.The mosque was constructed in 1802–1803. In 1937, a fountain was built at the mosque's courtyard. Towards the end of 2000, the mosque underwent renovation under the cooperation with Institute for Protection of Cultural Monuments and National Museum

The Church of the Ascension of Jesus (Macedonian: Црква „Св. Спас“) is an Eastern Orthodox church in Skopje, North Macedonia.The church was built in the mid-16th century[1] and is three-nave, with the middle vessel arched and flat pages covered with gains in domes. In the west is the gallery for women. On the south wall, above the present level of the floor during the repair of the church year 1963-64 was discovered a flat painting dating from the 16th-17th century. During the 19th century the church was given the final look. In 1824 the iconostasis was completed and in 1867 it was part of the throne icons. The iconostasis and icons were made by cooperatives and traders from Skopje.The door for entering in the yard is heavy and made from oak. In the yard is a white sarcophagus containing the remains of the revolutionary Gotse Delchev.

Mustafa Pasha Mosque Turkish: Mustafa Paşa Camii is an Ottoman-era mosque located in the Old Bazaar of Skopje, North Macedonia.The structure stands on a plateau above the old bazaar, built in 1492 by Çoban Mustafa Pasha, who later became vizier on the court of Sultan Selim I (1512-1520). The mosque is largely intact from its original state, and no additions have been made through the years. The body of Umi, the daughter of Mustafa Pasha, is entombed in the türbe next to the mosque. The mosque has a rose garden The mosque was constructed with a Constantinople architectural style. Its dome has a diameter of 16.3 meters. Its minaret stands at a height of 47 meters. The marble plaque above its front door contains Arabic texts