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acrylic is placed in front of them, creating wondrous rays of color depending on the angle by which the light falls on it. Lighting of the church is done by five tons hard polileum which is placed under the central dome. On it are arranged about 400 bulbs. The second polileum, which is in the middle, hangs over the altar in the Holy See.
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is painted on the surface of 70 square meters, with each eye having a diameter of 1.5 m. A departure from tradition is that the Old Testament prophets are depicted as sitting instead of standing. The second departure from tradition are the large windows. To avoid large amounts of light a crystalline
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Under the central dome there is a 3.5 m high archbishopric throne. The two chairs opposite of it are each 2 meters high and according to local catechisms, are intended for the ruler of the world and his empress. The Central dome has an area of 650 m². The frescoes are works of the academic painter
171:. This rotunda type church, with 36m x 36m dimension, composed only of domes and arches, is one of the most interesting architectural examples in recent Macedonian history. The main church is dedicated to St. Clement of Ohrid, and the church below to the 1060: 1055: 1070: 1065: 1020: 1096: 199:
A 45 meter high belfry located in the yard, left (north) from the main entrance. The total number of church bells is 3; each weighing 1000 kg, 500 kg and 300 kg respectively.
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The fountain in front of the church was a gift from the Islamic religious community.
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The construction of the Orthodox Cathedral church, designed by
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Jovan Petrov and his collaborators. Uniquely, in this church
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Skopje
Affiliation
Macedonian Orthodox Church
Eastern Orthodox Church
Centar
Skopje
Republic of North Macedonia
Architect(s)
Slavko Brezoski
Style
Modern style
Macedonian
Skopje
North Macedonia
Macedonian Orthodox Church
Slavko Brezoski
St. Clement of Ohrid
Holy Mother
Emperor Constantine
Empress Helena
St. Mina
Jesus Christ
The entrance of the church.
Statue of Dositheus II in front of the church.
Dositheus II
Closer view of the church.
Interior of the church
Inside view of central dome
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