AD Classics: Makedonium / Jordan Grabulovski + Iskra Grabulovski

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Text description provided by the architects. In honor of the Ilinden Uprising, the uncanny space-age Makedonium monument and memorial complex was resurrected. 

Built in 1974 by Jordan Grabulovski and Iskra Grabulovski, the Makedonium is the Macedonian symbol of statehood and modernist expression of freedom. 

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In 1903, a group of brave Macedonians charged into battle against the Ottoman Empire, sparking a movement that led to the creation of a free Macedonia. 

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As such, the building was built 70 years later on the 30th anniversary of the Anti-Fascist Assembly of the Liberation of Macedonia and the 71stanniversary of the Ilinden Uprising.

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Looking over the town of Krusevo, the Makedonium appears as a heart valve with 10 enormous stained glass skylights erecting out of its circular base. 

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The visual appearance of the monument complex, which covers 16 hectares, starts with broken chains, continues with a crypt and a colorful mosaic of ceramic material, and ends with the peculiar building.

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Address:Kruševo, Macedonia

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Cite: Brian Pagnotta. "AD Classics: Makedonium / Jordan Grabulovski + Iskra Grabulovski" 11 Jul 2012. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/252452/ad-classics-makedonium-jordan-grabulovski-and-iskra-grabulovski> ISSN 0719-8884

AD经典: Makedonium纪念碑 / Jordan Grabulovski

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