Τετάρτη 15 Ιουνίου 2011

Macedonia challenges Greece's claim to Alexander the Great with giant statue

telegraph.co.uk
Macedonia
Macedonia on Tuesday began assembling a controversial 72-foot-high bronze statue of Alexander the Great, a monument seen as a towering challenge to neighbouring Greece's claim on the ancient hero.

11:10PM BST 14 Jun 2011

Giant pieces of the monument were brought Tuesday to a cordoned-off area in the heart of Macedonia's capital, Skopje, where construction of a pedestal is still under way. Over the next few days, cranes will be used to put together the parts of the statue, which some critics have accused of being a hubristic waste of money and the government says is an important part of city redevelopment.....more....
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/macedonia/8576340/Macedonia-challenges-Greeces-claim-to-Alexander-the-Great-with-giant-statue.html

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