Alexander waxwork given pride of place in Macedonian museum in latest example of symbolic point-scoring by SkopjeThe Macedonian prime minister Nikola Gruevskis love affair with statues began with Alexander the Great. In 2011, much to the consternation of Greece, Gruevski had the worlds largest sculpture of the warrior king installed in Skopjes central square. Now, after peppering the capital with grandiose bridges, a gargantuan triumphal arch, concert halls, theatres, new government buildings and an assortment of artworks great and small, the premier has gone a step further.Upping the ante in what has become one of the wests more unlikely disputes, Gruevski instructed that waxworks of Alexander, his father, Philip II of Macedon, and his mother, Olympias, be given pride of place in a new archaeological museum. All these exhibits are of priceless value for our country and represent a part of our cultural heritage, Gruevski pronounced as he opened the museum last month. Continue reading...
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