Skopje Aqueduct

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Skopje Aqueduct
Coordinates42°01.411′N 021°25.124′E / 42.023517°N 21.418733°E / 42.023517; 21.418733
CarriesSkopje Aqueduct
LocaleVizbegovo near Skopje, North Macedonia
Characteristics
MaterialBrick, stone
Total length386 m (1,266 ft)
Height16.5 m (54 ft)
History
Construction endreign of Justinian I (527 – 565) or during the reign of Ottomans (16th century)
Location
Map
Historical images of Skopje: Аqueduct.

The Skopje Aqueduct (Macedonian: Скопски аквадукт) is an aqueduct and archaeological site located in the neighbourhood of Vizbegovo 2 km (1.2 mi) northwest of central Skopje, North Macedonia. The Skopje Aqueduct is the only aqueduct in Macedonia, and one of three largest and well preserved in the former Yugoslavia along with Diocletianus Aqueduct near Split, Croatia and Bar Aqueduct in Montenegro.

History

The question of when the Skopje Aqueduct was built is unclear. There are three theories:

This aqueduct was in use until the eighteenth century. Only about 386 meters (1,266 ft) with 55 arches of this structure of stone and brick remain. It is assumed that the aqueduct took water from the spring Lavovec (village Gluvo in mountain Skopska Crna Gora), 9 kilometers (5.6 mi) northwest from Skopje and brought water to city center.

The first phase of restoration work on the Skopje Aqueduct began in September 2021 and completed in early 2023, with the second phase beginning afterward.[3]

Panorama of the Skopje Aqueduct

See also

Bibliography

  • (in Macedonian) Petrov K, «Akvedukt kraj Skopje i problemot na negovata datiranje», Godisen Zbornik na Filozofski Fakultet, 13 (1962).

References

  1. ^ According to this theory, Justiniana Prima, was somewhere near the Skopje Fortress, and not, as is usually considered in Lebane Serbia, at the site Caričin Grad.
  2. ^ (in Macedonian) Аквадукт Скопје, www.architect.mk, accessdate=2010-08-25 Archived 2010-09-18 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "СО МИКРОКОЛОВИ СЕ СТАБИЛИЗИРААТ СТОЛБОВИТЕ НА СКОПСКИОТ АКВАДУКТ". SDK. 7 January 2023.
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