Macedonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Welcome to Our Home!

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The new building

of the

MacedonianMinistry of Foreign

Affairs

A building has integrity just like a man.

And just as seldom.

(Ayn Rand, American writer and novelist, 1905-1982)

A newly constructed building heralds progress!Any newly constructed building has its story, message, and identity.Its story tells o the world, o civilizations and o peaceIt sends its message across the world, civilizations and peace...Its identity comprises the world, civilizations and peace...


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22. Mahtama GhandiPolitical and spiritual leader o India, advocate

o the non-violent resistance principle.

23. Nelson Mandelahe rst democratically elected President o the

Republic o South Arica. Well-known ghter

against the Apartheid in South Arica and

world-renowned reedom ghter. Winner o the

Nobel Peace Prize in 1993.

24. Paul Henri SpaakBelgian politician, supporter o European

integration and recognized as one o the seven

ounding athers o the EU.

25. King Philip IIDuring his rule (16th century), Spain reached

the peak o its power having territories on all

then known continents.

26. Pierre TrudeauPrime Minister o Canada in the 60s, 70s,

and in the 80s o the last century. Praised or

preserving the unity o the Canadian Federation

and or establishing the Canadian Charter o

Rights and Freedoms.

27. Robert SchumanFounder o the European Coal and Steel Community and the

rst President o the European Parliament. On 9 May 1950, Schuman presented the proposal

or the ounding o an organized Europe, as an alternative or preserving the p eace in the

then destroyed and divided continent. The proposal known as the Schuman Declaration is

considered as the oundation o present day European Union.

28. Simn BolvarRevolutionary, politician, The

Liberatoro South America, advocate

or South-American unity.

29. Henry ParkesPolitician, praised or the independence o

Australia and the creation o its ederal system.

30. Winston Churchillne o the most infuential politicians o the

20th century, renowned or his role in the II

World War as UKs Prime Minister.

31. Sun Tzu, Sun WuA Chinese general, military strategist,

philosopher and author o the world renowned

and acclaimed book The Art o War.

32. Peter the GreatModernized Russia in 17-18th century

and made the Russian Empire a major

European power.

33. William GladstoneBy the end o the 19th century he served as UKs

Prime Minister our separate times; great advocate or

economic liberalism, author o the well-known motto

Macedonia or Macedonians.

34. Woodrow WilsonPresident o the USA (1913-21), advocate

or public diplomacy and or the principle o

sel-determination o nations.

35. Yaroslav I the WiseGrand Prince o Kiev Russia, during whose rule

the rst Russian law code Russkaya Pravda- Rus

Truth Lawwas adopted. He is also known or

his patronage o literacy, culture, and science.

36. Alcide De GasperiItalian statesman and politician and ounder o

the Christian Democratic Party. From 1945 to 1953

he was the Prime Minister o eight successive

coalition governments. His eight-year rule remains

a landmark o political longevity or a leader in

modern Italian politics.

37. Yitzhak RabinIzraeli general and a politician, advocating or

reconciliation with the Palestinians and with

the Arab world (peace Teaty with Jordan);

winner o the Nobel Peace Prize.


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Abo te Building:Te building is set in an exceptionally attractive and importantlocation, having an impact on the ormation and design o Skopjes

central city area. he building has two underground levels, aground oor, and seven oors. It has our vertical communicationlines, having two entrances at the ground level. In addition to theVIP oyer, on the frst oor there is an open space crossed by acommunication bridge.

Te eighth building level is a at roo, i.e. a terrace withlanterns covering the open spaces in the building. Te terrace hasa wrought iron ence set above the building cornice. Te building

is completed with a reinorced concrete cupola holding a ag-post.Te structural system is a reinorced concrete rame on the twoorthogonal directions. It should be underlined that the buildinghas technical and energy systems that are the state o the art inthe construction industry. Te most up-to-date and best qualitymaterials have been used or fnishing the walls, oors, ceilings,ences, while the aade fnish is harmonious in terms o proportion,symmetry, arrangement, relations between suraces and materials.

Te rich and superb ornaments consist o high pilasters andcolumns, large cornices, arcs, cupolas and sculptures. Te 37 sculptureson the terrace represent world-renowned fgures o the world odiplomacy, each speaking the language o peace and development.

Te sculptures on the aade and on the entrance porch areeatured with motis o traditional olk costumes rom neighbouring

and other riendly countries with which the Republic o Macedoniacontinually develops ties o understanding and riendship.Te northern aade is enriched with traditional olk costumes

o Iceland, Republic o Ireland, Andorra, Portugal, Luxemburg,Lichtenstein, Denmark, and Estonia. On the central part, thereare representations o traditional male and emale olk costumesrom various regions o Macedonia.

Te southern aade is eatured with representations o tradi-

tional olk costumes rom countries in the immediate and widerneighbourhood: Kosovo, Montenegro, Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia,Albania, then Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, urkey,Romania and Hungary. On the central part, there are representationso male and emale traditional costumes rom the Skopje region,Galichnik, and rom the Mariovo region.

Te eastern aade is ornamented with (male and emale)traditional city costumes o Krushevo and Bitola.

Te western aade is enriched with traditional olk costumesrom Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Moldova, Slovakia, and Monaco.

Tis structure o riendship, interaction, communication, andcooperation supports the edifce o peace and virtue.

17. Carolus Magnus, CharlemagneFrankish king and emperor, ruler o the Frankish

Kingdom.

18. Mustafa Kemal AtatrkTurkish army ocer, revolutionary, statesman,

ounder o Turkish Republic and the rst

President o the Republic o Turkey.

19. King HusseinKing o Jordan ruling rom 1956 to 1999. He

concluded a peace treaty with Israel. One o the

most moderate and respected leaders o the

Muslim and Arab world.

20. Klemens von MetternichAustrian diplomat and statesman, one o the

main actors o the 1815 Vienna Congress and

the Concert o Europe, ounder o modern

diplomacy.

21. Konrad AdenauerGerman statesman, the rst Chancellor o

Western Germany; one o the ounders o

Christlich Demokratische Union

Deutschlands CDU.


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1. Anton Martin Slomek poet, catholic priest and acclaimed

advocate o Slovene culture and national

revival in the 19th century.

2. Benito JurezPolitician, reormer, restored the republican

system; the rst leader o Mexico not coming

rom the ranks o the military.

3. Boris SarafovMacedonian revolutionary, ghter and

voyvoda; one o the leaders o the Internal

Macedonian-Adrianople Revolutionary

Organization.

4. Bronisaw GeremekA dissident, esteemed diplomat, ormer

Minister o Foreign Aairs and ormer

member o the European Parliament.

5. Carl MannerheimFinnish Marshal and statesman; as an ocer

o the Russian Army Cavalry, he ought in the

Russian-Japanese and in the I World War.

6. Cyrus the Greathe most powerul ancient Persian ruler,

ounder o the greatest world empire o that

time (6th century b.c.).

7. Dag HammarskjldSwedish diplomat and economist, the second

Secretary General o the United Nations, and

winner o the Nobel Peace Prize.

8. Meiji the Great, MutsuhitoUnited and created modern Japan in the

middle o the 19th century.

9. Fridtjof NansenNorwegian diplomat, humanitarian, winner

o the Nobel Peace Prize, devoted himsel to

the League o Nations, as the Leagues High

Commissioner or Reugees.

10. George WashingtonThe rst President o the United States o

America, commander o orces o North

America raising against the British rule

in 1774.

11. Giuseppe MazziniThe beating heart o Italy, one o the ounders

o modern republican Italy in the middle o the

19th century.

12. Henri DunantSwiss businessman and a humanitarian, ounder

o the International Committee o the Red

Cross, inspiring the Geneva Conventions on

international humanitarian law; the rst winner

o the Nobel Peace Prize.

13. Hugo GrotiusPhilosopher, jurist, ounder o international law.

14. Jean MonnetFrench political economist and diplomat. He

is regarded by many as a chie architect o

European unity and is regarded as one o the

ounding athers o the European Union.

15. Justinian IByzantine Emperor, ruler o the Eastern Roman

Empire, orthodox theologian, born near Skopje.

Justinian earned lasting world renown by

undertaking legal reorms, uniormly rewriting

the Roman law.

16. Charles IVKing o Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor in

the second hal o the 14th century. Advocate or

the idea o Europe as a peaceul conederation

o peoples.


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Courage is the discovery that you may not win, and trying when you know you can lose

(Tom Krause, motivational speaker, Teacher and Coach, b.1934)

Traditional garments from the village of Galichnik

and the surrounding region.

Traditional garments from the region of Skopska Blatija.

Traditional garments from the region of Mariovo.


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Welcome to our home!

A home where each nation, each country has their place.

Te architect Lidija Stojanoska and the sculptor Valentina KaranflovaStevanovska, B.A. have interwoven their vision o an avant-garde andopen world without prejudices, in each corner o this imposing building.

The new home o the Ministry o Foreign Aairs o the

Republic o Macedonia is a home set in a progressive

world, in which all can fnd their place and be respected.

It is the place where the East and the West, and the North

and South meet in perect harmony and peace.

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