#macedonia

Ever wondered where #AlexanderTheGreat laid foot? I did. So I travelled to #Pella where he was born in #Greece ( #Macedonia region of #Hellas ) #Instagreece #AncientRuins #Greece #Archeological #History #Beauty

One of my favorite sites in Greece : #Pella ( birthplace of #AlexanderTheGreat in #Macedonia region of #Greece ) #AncientRuins #Ancient #Art #History #archeology #Instagreece #Makethonia (Photo taken at the #Archeological Museum of Pella in Greece )

Travels with my sketchbook - Mustafa Pasha Mosque, Skopje

At the time of this sketch it was Yugoslavia but now it’s in the Republic of North Macedonia.

#travelswithmysketchbook #mustafapashamosque #skopje #macedonia #yugoslavia #sketch #birosketch #blackandwhite #traveljournal (at Mustafa Pasha Mosque)
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Skopje, Macedonia

(Souce.)

Greece. The city of Kastoria, Macedonia’s Hidden Treasure.

Η πόλη της Καστοριάς, ο κρυμμένος θησαυρός της Μακεδονίας.

The White Tower of Thessaloniki, Macedonia,Greece.

Ο Λευκός Πύργος της Θεσσαλονίκης, Μακεδονία.

The White Tower of Thessaloniki, Macedonia,Greece.

Ο Λευκός Πύργος της Θεσσαλονίκης.

Paul Delaroche [French. 1797 - 1856]
Central portion of “L'Hémicycle des Beaux-arts.” Detail. c.1841-42
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The center figure with the laurel wreaths is an allegory of the arts, the woman in green is an allegory of medieval art, the woman in red sitting next to her is an allegory of ancient Greek art, directly across from her is a male figure that is an allegory of ancient Roman art, and next to him is a woman in red who is an allegory of the Renaissance.

Posing in front of a teqe/ tekke/ zawiya in Tetovo, Macedonia. I believe this is the open-air structure of the  Arabati Baba Teḱe of the Bektashi order, built in c. 1538,

c.1914

Shared place to wash the dishes and to brush the teeth.

An NGO from Switzerland has built a school for children in the camp to teach English language.

Under an old cargo train refugees living in the camp are baking bread. An NGO has ordered it for the kids’ school.

“Thanks EU…” As a part of a political action held in front of the border police in Idomeni family members wrote political messages on his body. May 2016

Military secures the border with heavy weapons.

People sleep in big tents organized by NGOs. May 2016

“They are starving. Let them cross the border.”

People sleep in an abandoned house at the Greek-Macedonian border.

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For Christine