Art Bridge

41°59′45″N 21°26′09″E / 41.9958°N 21.4359°E / 41.9958; 21.4359CarriesPedestrian onlyCrossesVardar RiverLocaleSkopje, North MacedoniaCharacteristicsTotal length83 metres (272 ft)Width9.2 metres (30 ft) / 12 metres (39 ft)HistoryDesignerKosta & Viktorija MangarovskiConstruction cost€2.5 millionLocation

The Art Bridge (Macedonian: Мост на уметноста, romanized: Most na umetnosta, pronounced [mɔst na uˈmɛtnɔsta]) is a pedestrian bridge across the Vardar River in the centre of Skopje, the capital city of North Macedonia. The bridge features many statues of noted Macedonian artists and musicians. It was built as part of the larger Skopje 2014 project, with an estimated construction cost of €2.5 million. The bridge includes 29 sculptures, with 14 at each side and one in the centre. It is 83 metres (272 ft) in length and 9.2 metres (30 ft) in width, while the central part of the bridge is 12 metres (39 ft) wide.^[1]

Statues

Vojdan Černodrinski Živko Čingo Jordan Džinot Stefan Gajdov Adem Gajtani Vasil Iljoski Slavko Janevski Blaže Koneski Dimitar Kondovski Lazar Ličenoski Nikola Martinoski Miladinov Brothers Petar Mazev Vančo Nikoleski Vlastimir Nikolovski Dimitar Pandilov Murteza Peza Stale Popov Toše Proeski Trajko Prokopiev Grigor Prličev Petre Prličko Kočo Racin Todor Skalovski Aco Šopov Nikola Vapcarov Nedžati Zekirija

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