5 Sights in Veles, North Macedonia (with Map and Images)
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Welcome to your journey through the most beautiful sights in Veles, North Macedonia! Whether you want to discover the city's historical treasures or experience its modern highlights, you'll find everything your heart desires here. Be inspired by our selection and plan your unforgettable adventure in Veles. Dive into the diversity of this fascinating city and discover everything it has to offer.
Sightseeing Tours in Veles1. Св. Пантелејмон
"St. "St. Panteleimon" is located in Veles. The church was built in 1840. It is also the cathedral of the Eparchy of Povardar at the MOC. Its construction was carried out by the famous Macedonian builder and builder of churches in Macedonia and throughout the Balkans, Andreja Damjanov and his brothers, from the village of Papradište. Near the church is the tomb of the famous and sung Macedonian revolutionary Mile Pop Jordanov.
2. Успение на Пресвета Богородица
The Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a church on the eastern side of the town of Veles in the locality of Derven, on the left bank of the Vardar River, where a number of Vlach families once lived, so that their street began to be called "Wallachian Maalo", and the church was called the Wallachian Church. This church is also known as the Wedding Church.
Wikipedia: Црква „Успение на Пресвета Богородица“ - Велес (MK)
3. Св. Петка
St. Petka - a church south of the city of Veles, right on the right side of the road to Gradsko and the Vardar River. This building was first, it was a chapel, or prayer, to rearrange and upgrade to a smaller church in the nineties of the last 20th century. The existence of the prayer-pacarlis is not accurately established, but it is assumed to be more recent. In the period from 2005 to 2011, the construction of a large and modern church building with a complete fresco painting on the interior walls, which is incorporated and preserved, is built and preserved. Particularly striking is the interior of the church in which a natural source of water is located for which the citizens believe that there is healing power. The church is consecrated by the Metropolitan of Povardarie. Agatangel in service with Metropolitan of European Pimen and numerous priesthood and the presence of the Mayor and MPs from Veles on November 13, 2011. The church was built according to the architectural work of architect Blagoj Zdravev, frescoes were performed by painters Aleksandar Ivanov and Malka Koneska, and the iconostasis is the work of Ljubomir Bisinov.
4. Memorial ossuary
Memorial ossuaries are monumental objects with symbolic content as a special type of chapels (tombs). They contain the relics of combatants who have been victims of certain military actions. Its structure unites the formal and formative experiences of church building, enriched with aesthetic and spatial qualities. These grandiose silhouettes correlate with contemporary, fine and monumental architecture and art. Construction began in Macedonia in the period between the two world wars, but especially its affirmation will be experienced after the end of World War II.
5. Black Mosque
The Fazil Ahmet Pasha Mosque or Black Mosque is an Ottoman mosque in the city of Veles. It belongs to the Mufti of Veles and is declared a Cultural Heritage of Macedonia. This is the only remaining mosque in the city.
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