Skopje, Macedonia

The historic Stone Bridge over the River Vardar and the new Archaeological Museum, Skopje, Macedonia. New architecture such as the Archaeological Museum - part of the Skopje 2014 project - 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