Bicycle Tour of Skopje, Brutalist (Communist) Architecture, Half Day Tour

Some people find it incredible, other find it disgusting when they see the Brutalist architecture built after the great earthquake in 1963. But for the local people, and for many others, these structures, that were rapidly built in the 1970s (and were a part of an international wave of post-war, modern architecture) they are the landmark of communism. In 'gratitude' to the earthquake, Skopje now carries the title of being the World's Brutalist Capital. It all started with a UN sponsored call and the winning proposal by a Japanese architect - Kenzo Tange, to build Skopje into a city of the future, applying futuristic design of the buildings with Brutalist Architecture. Fast forward, future arrived, but the futuristic design (looking as if it is from Star Wars) was abandoned, and even past city governments wanted to hide it since it was a memory of communism. Were they right to do so. . . come and look for your self on this light, discovery, bicycle tour of Skopje.

We meet at the Railway Station / Bus Station of Skopje Our tour will visit some of the greatest landmark buildings of Skopje, and depending of your availability of time and interest we can see more or less buildings: -Railway Station, Kenzo Tange, 1971-81 -Banks, 1975 -Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, 1976 -University "Ss Cyril and Methodius", 1974 -National and University Library, 1971 -Macedonian Opera and Ballet, 1979 -City Shopping Centre, 1973 -Old Railway Station, 1938, non-brutalist -Press, 1981 -Orthodox Temple, 1966 - 90 -Telecommunication Building, 1974 -High School "Nikola Karev", 1968 -Archive of City of Skopje, 1968 -Student Dormitory "Goce Delcev", 1975 -Catholic Church Jesus Hearth, 1973 -City Towers, 1966 - 1972 -City Wall, 1966 - 1972 -Skopje City Square, non-brutalist Returning the bikes and end of the tour. For customizing this tour, please inquire for a quote.