Skopje Journal: Dancing Nymphs and Pirate Ships: Notes from a Capital of Kitsch An ambitious building project that started in Skopje, Macedonia’s capital, in 2008, was meant to evoke an ancient past. It has created a wild present. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Wary of Russian Guarantees, Residents Stay Put in War-Torn AleppoSpanish Court Overturns Catalonia’s Ban on BullfightingWife of American Detained in Yemen Publicly Calls for Release‘Brexit,’ Migration, Walloons: E.U.’s List of Crises Keeps GrowingEthiopia Arrests Hundreds of ‘Ringleaders and Bandits’ in Effort to Quell ProtestsEthiopia Arrests 1,645 'Ringleaders and Bandits' in Crackdown on Violence