Skopje erhaelt eine neue grosse Statue von “Alexander dem Grossen”

12.6.2011 by ctstmaser.

Die neue Skulptur, ist in 6 Einzelteile in Skopje eingetroffen und wird nun zusammen gefuegt.

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Unannounced and unexpected, the giant statue of Alexander the Great was brought over night at Skopje’s central Macedonian square, the daily says. The sculpture has been transported in to six peaces and even the smallest of them is bigger than the other recently erected sculptures in the capital.

15 JUN 2011 / 12:55
Greece Slates Skopje’s ‘Provocative’ Alexander Statue
Athens warns that attempt to ‘usurp Greek history’ will impact on Macedonia’s hopes of joining NATO and EU
Sinisa Jakov Marusic Skopje
Greek officials have condemned Macedonia’s move to erect a giant statue of Alexander the Great in the heart of the capital, Skopje, as provocative and retrograde.

The equestrian monument was “an attempt to usurp Greek history”, Greek Foreign Ministry spokesman Gregory Delavekouras said, in a statement.

Delavekouras said that in the light of the ongoing dispute between the two countries over Macedonia’s name, the move “undermines our bilateral relations and hampers the negotiations under the UN” aimed at reaching a compromise solution.

Dalavekouras warned that the move might have additional negative repercussions for Macedonia’s already stalled Euro-Atlantic integration prospects.

In 2008 Greece prevented Macedonia’s accession to NATO over the unresolved “name” dispute. In 2009 Greece also prevented the EU from extending a date for a start to Macedonia’s EU accession talks.

“While Greece is pursuing a solution consistently and in a constructive spirit, [Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola] Gruevski is making provocations to avoid reality, undercutting his fellow citizens’ European future,” the Greek spokesman said.

“He needs to get back to reality right now and work sincerely and seriously towards achieving a solution.”

Greek officials spoke out after parts of the huge equestrian statue arrived on Tuesday in Skopje’s central square, ready for assembly over the coming days. The bronze equestrian statue of the ancient king will be some 24 metres high when erected.

Gruevski’s centre-right government, which is funding the erection of the statue, has been secretive about the total cost of the statue and the big fountain that will serve as a base.

The controversial statue is the hub of a massive government-funded revamp of the capital, dubbed “Skopje 2014”, which the government says will dignify the shabby-looking city.

Not all Macedonians have expressed enthusiasm about this very substantial addition to the city’s landscape.

Prime Minister Gruevski had “worsened Macedonia’s record poverty levels with yet another megalomaniacal statue that is costing citizens an unbelievable 10 million euros,” Kalinka Sentic Gaber, from the opposition Social Democrats, said on Tuesday.

The statue would “additionally complicate the already damaged international position of the country”, she added.

Macedonia’s relations with Athens are already strained by the two-decade-long row over Macedonia’s name, to which Greece objects.
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