Warrior on a Horse, Skopje, Macedonia

Warrior on a Horse, a large sculpture generally thought to represent Alexander the Great, on top of a column with fountain and lights - part of the Skopje 2014 project, Skopje, Macedonia. Skopje 2014 - a dramatic transformation of central Skopje, including several large sculptures and monuments, and new buildings - has come under considerable criticism both for its extravagant expense (Macedonia is one of the poorest countries in Europe, with high unemployment), and its building style, regarded by some as overtly nationalistic and labelled by others as (a)historical kitsch. © Rudolf Abraham