Art Bridge

Art Bridge
Мост на уметноста
Coordinates 41°59′45″N 21°26′09″E / 41.9958°N 21.4359°E / 41.9958; 21.4359Coordinates: 41°59′45″N 21°26′09″E / 41.9958°N 21.4359°E / 41.9958; 21.4359
Carries Pedestrian only
Crosses Vardar River
Locale Skopje
Characteristics
Total length 83 m
Width 9.2 / 12 m
History
Designer Kosta & Viktorija Mangarovski
Construction cost €2.5 million

The Art Bridge (Macedonian: Мост на уметноста; Macedonian pronunciation: [mɔst na uˈmɛtnosta]) is a pedestrian bridge across the Vardar River in central Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. The bridge features many statues of noted Macedonian artists and musicians. It was built as part of the larger Skopje 2014 project, with an estimated construction cost of €2.5 million. The bridge includes 29 sculptures, with 14 at each side and one in the centre. It is 83 metres (272.3 feet) in length and 9.2 m (30.2 ft) in width, while the central part of the bridge is 12 m (39.4 ft) wide.[1]

Statues

Person
depicted
Image
Vojdan Černodrinski
Živko Čingo
Jordan Džinot
Stefan Gajdov
Adem Gajtani
Vasil Iljoski
Slavko Janevski
Blaže Koneski
Dimitar Kondovski
Lazar Ličenoski
Nikola Martinoski
Miladinov Brothers
Petar Mazev
Vančo Nikoleski
Vlastimir Nikolovski
Dimitar Pandilov
Murteza Peza
Stale Popov
Toše Proeski
Trajko Prokopiev
Grigor Prličev
Petre Prličko
Kočo Racin
Todor Skalovski
Aco Šopov
Nikola Vapcarov
Nedžati Zekirija

References

  1. "Мостот на уметноста се искачи на конструкцијата" (in Macedonian). Skopje: Utrinski Vesnik. April 8, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2012.


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