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The first Macedonian National Theatre building was built in 1927, fronting the Vardar River. It was destroyed in the 1963 earthquake but was rebuilt in 2013 in largely the same design. It is a neoclassical building with many statues standing on it. The interior is even more lavish than the exterior would suggest. With its big white walls, and almost without windows and with an incline, it is known as "the bounce board." The theatre has a large stage and seats for 850 spectators, and also a small stage for 200 spectators.
The Macedonian National Theatre, is a theatre located in Skopje in North Macedonia.
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Музеј на македонската борба
Take a tour and have the guide walk you through this museum that chronicles the history of the struggle of those in North Macedonia in achieving an independent state, starting in Ottoman times through the creation of the Republic of Macedonia in the early 1990s. It contains countless wax figures of the individuals involved on all sides of the struggle. The entrance hall is nicely decorated with stained glass ceilings. The museum opened in 2011 to commemorate 20 years of Macedonian independence.
Меморијален центар на холокаустот на Евреите од Македонија
The Holocaust Museum sits behind the Museum of the Macedonian Struggle in what was Skopje's Jewish Quarter until the residents were deported in the Holocaust. The museum commemorates the 7,148 Macedonian Jews killed with a variety of exhibits such as a wagon used to transport some of them to Treblinka.
Стара Градска Куќа
Most of Skopje 2014 consists of original buildings but some, like the Old City Hall, are reconstructions of buildings lost in the 1963 earthquake. The Old City Hall is under construction and will have the same appearance, although it is being built in a different location on the square than the original.
Камен мост
A main symbol of Skopje since the 15th century, though bridges have existed at the location since perhaps the 6th century. It is built of solid stone blocks and has 12 arches, stretching 214 m (702 ft) long. The pedestrian bridge connects across the Vardar the historic Old Town to Macedonia Square and the modern commercial centre of the city.
Byzantine Emperor Justinian I, born in Tauresium just outside Skopje, is depicted sitting on a throne on top of a pedestal. The monument is at the north side of the square, near the river.
Музеј на Археологија
The Museum of Archaeology, in the new Greek revival building fronting the Vardar, houses a collection of over 6,000 pieces. Each of the three floors hold two sections. Much of the upper floors exhibits things like pottery and necklaces. The ground floor exhibits, on the southeast half, a coin collection starting from ancient times and, on the northwest half, a collection of statues and busts recovered from various sites in North Macedonia. One of the most significant pieces is the statue of Venus found at nearby Scupi in superb condition.