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Full-height statue on a pedestal. Georgi "Gotse" Delchev (1872-1903) was a Bulgarian Macedonian revolutionary who fought for the liberation of the region from the Ottoman Empire. He's celebrated as a hero in both Bulgaria and North Macedonia and subject to much bickering about his national identity and ideas. Echoes of his turbulent fate followed him even after his death - initially buried in the small village where he fell, his body was repeatedly moved, first to Xanthi, then Plovdiv, Sofia, and finally Skopje.
The central pedestrian square of the city, surrounded by Communist-era architecture. There are fountains and several monuments. On the western side is the former House of the Party (now facilities of the two city universities); on the north side are the regional theatre and the Municipality building; on the south side is one of the city parks and the Regional Administration building; to the east the square transitions into a network of small pedestrian streets with many businesses. Along them to the north-east is the smaller Macedonia Sqr.
Регионален исторически музей
Exhibits range from prehistory and Antiquity to the bloody "Macedonian struggles" of the early 20th century, as well as the obligatory ethnographic collection of 19th century peasant costumes and folk crafts. There's also a natural history collection with minerals and bird taxidermy.
Small zoo dating back to the Communist regime.