page_title: Architecture of North Macedonia
section_title: Decentralization
hierarchical_section_title: Architecture of North Macedonia / Yugoslav architecture / Decentralization
caption_attribution_description: Español: Vista frontal de la iglesia de San Clemente de Ohrid, Skopie, capital de la República de Macedonia. Esta iglesia ortodoxa macedonia la diseñó Slavko Brezovski y se consagró en 1990, después de 18 años de construcción. La iglesia, de tipo rotonda, tiene un tamaño de 36m x 36m y está únicamente compuesta de cúpulas y arcos. Es uno de los ejemplos recientes más destacados de arquitectura macedonia y es la catedral de mayor tamaño entre las ortodoxas macedonias.English: Frontal view of the church of St. Clement of Ohrid, Skopje, capital of the Republic of Macedonia. The Orthodox Cathedral church was designed by Slavko Brezovski and was consecrated in 1990, after 18 years construction period. This rotunda type church, with 36m x 36m dimension and composed only of domes and arches, is one of the most interesting architectural examples in recent Macedonian history and is today the largest cathedral of the Macedonian Orthodox Church. Polski: Elewacja frontowa soboru św. Klemensa z Ochrydy w Skopje, stolicy Macedonii. Sobór został zaprojektowany przez Slavko Brezovskiego i był konsekrowany w 1990 roku, po 18 latach budowy. Rotunda składająca się tylko z kopuł i łuków na planie kwadratu o boku 36&#160;m jest jednym z najbardziej interesujących przykładów współczesnej macedońskiej architektury i największym soborem Macedońskiego Kościoła Prawosławnego. Português: Vista frontal da igreja de São Clemente de Ocrida, Escópia, capital da República da Macedônia. Esta igreja ortodoxa foi desenhada por Slavko Brezovski e consagrada em 1990, depois de 18 anos de construção. A igreja, de tipo rotunda, é composta unicamente de cúpulas e arcos. É um dos exemplos recentes mais destacados da arquitetura macedônica e a maior catedral entre as ortodoxas macedônicas. Čeština: Přední strana Kostela Sv. Klimenta ve Skopje, hlavním městě Makedonie. Ortodoxní kostel byl navržen architektem Slavko Brezovskim a byl vysvěcen v roce 1990 po 18 letech výstavby. Magyar: Az Ohridi Szent Kelemen-templom főhomlokzata (Szkopje, Macedónia) Italiano: La chiesa di San Clemente di Ocrida a Skopje in Macedonia. Progettata da Slavko Brezovsk e consacrata nel 1990 è di pianta rotonda e composta solo da cupole ed archi. Македонски: Соборниот храм „Св. Климент Охридски“ во Скопје, дело на архитектот Славко Брезоски. Nederlands: De voorgevel van de in 1990 gebouwde Kerk van Sint-Clemens in de Macedonische hoofdstad Skopje. Русский: Фасад церкви святителя Климента Охридского в Скопье, столице Республики Македония. Православный кафедральный собор был спроектирован Славко Брезовским и освящён в 1990 году, после окончания строительства, длившегося 18 лет. Эта церковь-ротонда состоит только из куполов и является одной из интереснейших архитектурных образцов в новейшей истории Респубюлики Македонии. На сегодня это крупнейший собор неканонической Македонской Православной Церкви.
context_page_description: Architecture of North Macedonia refers to architecture ever practised on the territory of present-day North Macedonia.
  The several groups of people who have settled or controlled today's North Macedonia have influenced the country in many ways, one of the most visible being architecture. These groups of people include the Paionians, Illyrians, Ancient Macedonians, Romans, Byzantines, Bulgarians, Serbs, Ottomans, Yugoslavs, and ethnic Macedonians.
context_section_description: With 1950s decentralization and liberalization policies in SFR Yugoslavia, architecture became increasingly fractured along ethnic lines. Architects increasingly focused on building with reference to the architectural heritage of their individual socialist republics in the form of critical regionalism. 
  Growing distinction of individual ethnic architectural identities within Yugoslavia was exacerbated with the 1972 decentralization of the formerly centralized historical preservation authority, providing individual regions further opportunity to critically analyze their own cultural narratives.
caption: The Church of St. Clement of Ohrid (1972) by Slavko Brezoski in Skopje blurs the lines between Macedonian religious architecture and postmodernism
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