Atlas Obscura
Post Office and Telecommunications Center in Skopje, North Macedonia
The capital of North Macedonia is characterized by its pompous, classically styled buildings that line both sides of the Vardar River, further enhanced by numerous statues, some of them enormous. All of this has been built in recent years following independence from the former Yugoslavia. But just behind these grand buildings lies the typical city of the Communist era, with its gray, functional…
Masterpiece by architect Janko Konstantinov, lotus shape symbolizes rebirth.