Skopje — A City With More Than Sculptures

First time as a tourist in Macedonia

Zayera is chatting with a street dog. Credit: Zayera Khan

It’s my first time in Skopje, the capital of Macedonia. We can officially name it the capital of statues. I have never visited a city with so many statues in such odd places. Most statues depict persons of importance, historical events, and persons in politics, the arts, and inventors.

Has anyone ever created a 'statues per capita rate'? Skopje had a project in 2014 that led to hundreds of statues being created and displayed.

Myriad of statues in the city of Skopje. Credit: Zayera Khan

We walked around the city center and visited the parks around. The town is very walkable, and you will stumble on a statue everywhere. Some of the statues are quirky…