Skopje, Macedonia

New architecture by the River Vardar in the centre of Skopje, Macedonia. The Skopje 2014 project - a complete transformation of this area of Skopje, with new buildings and large sculptures and other monuments - 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