A decade ago, the North Macedonian government embarked on a controversial "antiquization" project in which they built 136 structures across capital city Skopje. These included replicas of the Arc de Triomphe and the White House, a statue of Mother Theresa, and a bronze sculpture of the country's most famous son, Alexander the Great, raising his middle finger towards Greece. Now, many of those structures are cracking and falling apart. Fodor's takes a look at why this building project took place, and what locals think of it now.

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Why You Should Visit, Skopje, North Macedonia: Europe’s Least Visited Capital

Skopje is the capital and largest city of North Macedonia, has undergone a transformation: a 136 structures built at the eye-watering cost of more than US$700 million as part of a hugely controversial “antiquiziation” project by the former VMRO-DPMNE…

^{Milo Brewitz (Fodors Travel Guide)}