Po redaktohet Skopje (paragraf)

==Culture==

===Cultural institutions===
[[File:Skopje, Daut Pasuv hamam (turecke lazne) ve Skopji, bila budova v.jpg|thumb|Macedonian Opera and Ballet.]]
Skopje is home to the largest cultural institutions of the country, such as the [[National and University Library "St. Kliment of Ohrid"]], the [[Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts]], the National Theatre, the National Philharmonic Orchestra and the Macedonian Opera and Ballet. Among the local institutions are the Brothers Miladinov Library which has more than a million documents, the Cultural Information Centre which manages festivals, exhibitions and concerts, and the House of Culture Kočo Racin which is dedicated to [[contemporary art]] and young talents.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.skopje.gov.mk/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabindex=0&tabid=31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071031031413/http://www.skopje.gov.mk/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabindex=0&tabid=31 |url-status=dead |archive-date=31 October 2007 |title=Културни институции |year=2009 |publisher=City of Skopje |access-date=22 November 2012}}</ref>

Skopje has also several foreign cultural centres, such as a [[Goethe-Institut]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.goethe.de/ins/mk/sko/deindex.htm |title=Goethe Institut Skopje |year=2011 |publisher=Goethe Institut |access-date=8 March 2011}}</ref> a [[British Council]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.britishcouncil.org/new/articles/maps/#Macedonia |title=Locations |publisher=British Council |access-date=8 March 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110326180749/http://www.britishcouncil.org/new/articles/maps/ |archive-date=26 March 2011}}</ref> an [[Alliance française]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fondation-alliancefr.org/spip.php?rubrique228 |title=États généraux d'Europe |year=2010 |publisher=Alliance française |access-date=8 March 2011}}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> an [[American Corner]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://macedonia.usembassy.gov/american-corner-skopje.html |title=American Corner Skopje |publisher=Embassy of the United States in Macedonia |access-date=29 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130216121015/http://macedonia.usembassy.gov/american-corner-skopje.html |archive-date=16 February 2013}}</ref>

The city has several theatres and concert halls. The Univerzalna Sala, seating 1,570, was built in 1966 and is used for concerts, fashion shows and congresses. The Metropolis Arena, designed for large concerts, has 3,546 seats. Other large halls include the Macedonian Opera and Ballet (800 seats), the National Theatre (724), and the Drama Theatre (333).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://seebiz.net.mk/?ItemID=349D09B35BB23D44A4D1C1F31C673D1C |title=Саеми |publisher=SEEbiz |access-date=22 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140428173634/http://seebiz.net.mk/?ItemID=349D09B35BB23D44A4D1C1F31C673D1C |archive-date=28 April 2014}}</ref> Other smaller venues exist, such as the Albanian Theatre and the Youth Theatre. A Turkish Theatre and a Philharmonic hall are under construction.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.novamakedonija.com.mk/NewsDetal.asp?vest=62812915547&id=16&setIzdanie=22616 |title=Македонската филхармонија конечно доби сала, ама сувенир! |year=2012 |publisher=Nova Makedonija |author=Vesna Damcevska |access-date=22 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141219221619/http://www.novamakedonija.com.mk/NewsDetal.asp?vest=62812915547&id=16&setIzdanie=22616 |archive-date=19 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.novamakedonija.com.mk/NewsDetal.asp?vest=6711714403&id=16&setIzdanie=22299 |title=Новиот турски театар во август, на спорно земјиште |year=2011 |publisher=Nova Makedonija |author=Vesna Damcevska |access-date=22 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141219214605/http://www.novamakedonija.com.mk/NewsDetal.asp?vest=6711714403&id=16&setIzdanie=22299 |archive-date=19 December 2014}}</ref>

===Museums===
[[File:Museum of the Macedonian Struggle.jpg|thumb|[[Museum of the Macedonian Struggle (Skopje)|Museum of the Macedonian Struggle]].]]
The largest museum in Skopje is the [[Museum of the Republic of North Macedonia]] which details the history of the country. Its [[icon]]s and lapidary collections are particularly rich.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.musmk.org.mk/en/2008-06-11-22-36-46.html |title=Introduction |publisher=Museum of Macedonia |access-date=8 March 2011}}</ref> The Macedonian Archeological Museum, opened in 2014, keeps some of the best archeological finds in North Macedonia, dating from [[Prehistory]] to the Ottoman period. The [[National Gallery of Macedonia]] exhibits paintings dating from the 14th to the 20th century in two former [[Turkish baths]] of the [[Old Bazaar, Skopje|Old Bazaar]]. The [[Contemporary Art Museum (North Macedonia)|Contemporary Art Museum]] was built after the 1963 earthquake thanks to international assistance. Its collections include Macedonian and foreign art, with works by [[Fernand Léger]], [[André Masson]], [[Pablo Picasso]], [[Hans Hartung]], [[Victor Vasarely]], [[Alexander Calder]], [[Pierre Soulages]], [[Alberto Burri]] and [[Christo]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.msuskopje.org.mk/ |title=Home |publisher=Contemporary Art Museum of Macedonia |access-date=8 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110907003922/http://www.msuskopje.org.mk/ |archive-date=7 September 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

The [[Skopje City Museum]] is inside the remains of the old railway station, destroyed by the 1963 earthquake. It is dedicated to local history and it has four departments: archeology, ethnology, history, and art history.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://travel2macedonia.com.mk/tourist-attraction/skopje-city-museum |title=Skopje City Museum |publisher=Travel 2 Macedonia |access-date=8 March 2011}}</ref> The [[Memorial House of Mother Teresa]] was built in 2009 on the original site of the church in which the saint had been baptized.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.memorialhouseofmotherteresa.org/the-museum/introduction#|title=Introduction |year=2011 |publisher=Memorial House of Mother Teresa |access-date=8 March 2011}}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The [[Museum of the Macedonian Struggle (Skopje)|Museum of the Macedonian Struggle]] is dedicated to the modern national history and the struggle of Macedonians for their independence. Nearby is the [[Holocaust Memorial Center for the Jews of Macedonia]]. The Macedonian Museum of Natural History showcases some 4,000 items<ref>{{cite web |url=http://members.vienna.at/shrew/skopje-museum.html |title=Macedonian Museum of Natural History |year=1998 |publisher=The Second International Congress on "Biodiversity, Ecological Aspects and Conservation of the Balkan Fauna" |access-date=8 March 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110309050632/http://members.vienna.at/shrew/skopje-museum.html |archive-date=9 March 2011}}</ref> while the 12-ha [[Skopje Zoo]] is home to 300 animals.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.zooskopje.com.mk/zanas.asp |title=Skopje Zoo |year=2009 |publisher=Skopje Zoo |access-date=26 December 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111230213452/http://www.zooskopje.com.mk/zanas.asp |archive-date=30 December 2011}}</ref>

===Architecture===
[[File:Skupi (Colonia Flavia Scupinorum) - by Pudelek 1.JPG|thumb|Ruins of Roman [[Scupi]].]]
Although Skopje has been destroyed many times through its history, it still has many historical landmarks which reflect the successive occupations of the city. Skopje has one of the biggest Ottoman urban complexes in Europe, with many Ottoman monuments still serving their original purpose. It was also a ground for [[Modernist architecture|modernist]] experiments in the 20th century, following the 1963 earthquake. In the beginning of the 21st century, it is again the subject of massive building campaigns, thanks to the "[[Skopje 2014]]" project. Skopje is thus an environment where old, new, progressist, reactionary, eastern and western perspectives coexist.<ref name="colophon"/>

[[File:Skopje (Скопје, Shkupi) - aqueduct.JPG|thumb|left|[[Skopje Aqueduct]].]]
Skopje has some remains of Prehistorical architecture which can be seen on the [[Tumba Madžari]] Neolithic site.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tumbamadzari.org.mk/en/open-air-museum/open-air-museum.php |title=Neolithic Settlement Tumba Madzhari in Skopje |publisher=Tumba Madžari |access-date=22 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130717075413/http://www.tumbamadzari.org.mk/en/open-air-museum/open-air-museum.php |archive-date=17 July 2013}}</ref> On the other side of the city lie the remains of the ancient [[Scupi]], with ruins of a theatre, thermae and a basilica.<ref name="archeology"/> The [[Skopje Aqueduct]], between Scupi and the city centre, is rather mysterious because its date of construction is unknown. It seems to have been built by the Byzantines or the Turks, but it was already out of use in the 16th century.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Le voyage du Levant |publisher=Slatkine |year=1897 |isbn=9782051001632 |pages=33–34 |author1=Philippe Canaye |author2=sieur de Fresne}}</ref> It consists of 50 arches, worked in cloisonné masonry.<ref name="strategic">{{cite web |url=http://www.aqueductskopje.net/attachments/Strategic_vision_Report_summary_ENG.pdf |title=Strategic Plan for the Preservation and Rehabilitation of the Skopje Aqueduct and Environment |author=Thérese Steenberghen |publisher=Skopje Aqueduct |year=2011 |access-date=22 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120127211943/http://www.aqueductskopje.net/attachments/Strategic_vision_Report_summary_ENG.pdf |archive-date=27 January 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[File:Manastir sveti Pantelejmon vo selo Nerezi.jpg|thumb|[[Church of Saint Panteleimon, Gorno Nerezi|Church of Saint Panteleimon]].]]
[[Skopje Fortress]] was rebuilt several times before it was destroyed by the 1963 earthquake. Since then, it has been restored to its medieval appearance. It is the only medieval monument in Skopje, but several churches around the city illustrate the [[Serbo-Byzantine architecture|Vardar architectural school]] which flourished around 1300. Among these churches are the ones around [[Matka Canyon]] (St Nicholas, St Andrew and Matka churches). The [[church of St. Panteleimon (Gorno Nerezi)|church of St. Panteleimon]] in [[Gorno Nerezi]] dates from the 12th century. Its expressive frescoes anticipate the [[Italian primitives]].<ref>{{Cite book |title=History of art: the Western tradition |author1=Horst Woldemar Janson |author2=Anthony F. Janson |name-list-style=amp |publisher=Prentice Hall Professional |year=2004 |page=263 |isbn=9780131828957}}</ref>
[[File:Isak Bey Turbe Aladja Mosque Skopje.JPG|thumb|left|Aladža Mosque and its türbe.]]
Examples of [[Ottoman architecture|Ottoman Turkish architecture]] are in the [[Old Bazaar, Skopje|Old Bazaar]]. Mosques in Skopje are usually simple in design, with a square base and a single [[dome]] and [[minaret]]. There entrance is usually emphasized by a portico, as on [[Mustafa Pasha Mosque]], dating from the 15th century. Some mosques show some originality in their appearance: [[Sultan Murad Mosque|Sultan Murad]] and Yahya Pasha mosques have lost their dome and have a pyramidal roof, while Isa Bey mosque has a rectangular base, two domes and two side wings. The Aladža Mosque was originally covered with blue faience, but it disappeared in the 1689 Great Fire. However, some tiles are still visible on the adjoining [[türbe]]. Other Turkish public monuments include the 16th-century clock tower, a [[bedesten]], three [[caravanserai]]s, two [[Turkish baths]] and the [[Stone Bridge (Skopje)|Stone Bridge]], first mentioned in 1469.<ref name="ottoman"/><ref name="oldskopje">{{cite web |url=http://www.oldskopje.net/Monuments |title=Monuments |publisher=OldSkopje |access-date=8 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110410230911/http://www.oldskopje.net/Monuments/ |archive-date=10 April 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

The oldest churches in the city centre, the [[Church of the Ascension of Jesus, Skopje|Ascension]] and St Dimitri churches, were built in the 18th century, after the 1689 Great Fire. They were both renovated in the 19th century. The Church of the Ascension is particularly small it is half-buried in order not to overlook neighbouring mosques.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oldskopje.net/mk/news/29.html |title=Црква Св. Спас |year=2007 |publisher=Old Skopje |access-date=23 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131226054010/http://www.oldskopje.net/mk/news/29.html |archive-date=26 December 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In the 19th century, several new churches were built, including the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, which is a large three-nave building designed by [[Andrey Damyanov]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.culture.in.mk/story.asp?id=1465 |title=Renaissance Architect Andreja Damjanov- New Ray of Light on a Valuable Work |publisher=Utrinski Vesnik |year=2001 |access-date=2 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131226081004/http://www.culture.in.mk/story.asp?id=1465 |archive-date=26 December 2013}}</ref>

[[File:Pošta vo Skopje, Macedonia.jpg|thumb|Main post office and the Communication Centre.]]
After 1912, when Skopje was annexed by Serbia, the city was drastically westernized. Wealthy Serbs built mansions and town houses such as the 1926 [[Ristiḱ Palace]]. Architecture of that time is very similar to the one of Central Europe, but some buildings are more creative, such as the [[Moorish Revival architecture|Neo-Moorish]] Arab House and the [[Byzantine Revival architecture|Neo-Byzantine]] train station, both built in 1938.<ref name="colophon"/> [[Modernist architecture|Modernism]] appeared as early as 1933 with the former Ethnographic Museum (today the City Gallery), designed by [[Milan Zloković]].<ref name="colophon"/> However, modernist architecture only fully developed in Skopje after the 1963 earthquake. The reconstruction of the city centre was partially planned by Japanese [[Kenzo Tange]] who designed the new train station.<ref name="colophon"/> Macedonian architects also took part in the reconstruction: [[Georgi Konstantinovski]] designed the City Archives building in 1968 and the Hall of residence Goce Delčev in 1975, while [[Janko Konstantinov]] designed the Telecommunication Centre and the main post office (1974–1989). [[Slavko Brezovski]] designed the [[Church of St. Clement of Ohrid]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.macedonia.co.uk/client/index1.aspx?page=388 |title=Macedonian Cities – Skopje Churches |website=macedonia.co.uk}}</ref> These two buildings are noted for their originality although they are directly inspired by [[brutalist architecture|brutalism]].<ref name="colophon"/>

[[File:Archäologisches Museum von Mazedonien (Skopje).jpg|thumb|left|National Archeological Museum.]]
The reconstruction turned Skopje into a proper modernist city, with large blocks of flats, austere concrete buildings and scattered green spaces. The city centre was considered as a grey and unattractive place when local authorities unveiled the "[[Skopje 2014]]" project in 2010.<ref>[http://macedoniaonline.eu/content/view/20045/45/ PM Gruevski: Yes, Skopje 2014 was my Idea] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111042343/http://macedoniaonline.eu/content/view/20045/45 |date=11 January 2012}}, Macedonian International News Agency, Saturday, 7 January 2012</ref><ref>[http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/gallery/skopje-2014 Skopje 2014: The new face of Macedonia] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121213192754/http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/gallery/skopje-2014 |date=13 December 2012}}, BalkanInsight</ref> It made plans to erect a large number of statues, fountains, bridges, and museums at a cost of about €500&nbsp;million.<ref>[http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/weddings-planned-inside-macedonian-triumphal-arch Macedonian Arch May Be Wedding Scene] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120725060156/http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/weddings-planned-inside-macedonian-triumphal-arch |date=25 July 2012}}, BalkanInsight</ref>

The project has generated controversy: critics have described the new landmark buildings as signs of reactionary [[Historicism (art)|historicist]] aesthetics.<ref name="Skopje2014">{{cite web |url=http://old.balkaninsight.com/en/main/analysis/29030/?tpl=299&ST1=Text&ST_T1=Article&ST_AS1=1&ST_max=1 |title=Critics Lash 'Dated' Aesthetics of Skopje 2014 |date=24 June 2010 |publisher=balkaninsight.com |author=Balkan Insight |access-date=29 January 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707205713/http://old.balkaninsight.com/en/main/analysis/29030/?tpl=299&ST1=Text&ST_T1=Article&ST_AS1=1&ST_max=1 |archive-date=7 July 2011}}</ref> Also, the government has been criticized for its cost and for the original lack of representation of national minorities in the coverage of its set of statues and memorials.<ref name="Skopje2014"/> However, representations of minorities have since been included among the monuments. The scheme is accused of turning Skopje to a [[theme park]],<ref>[http://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/04/world/europe/macedonia-skopje-2014/index.html Is Macedonia's capital being turned into a theme park?] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121218025251/http://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/04/world/europe/macedonia-skopje-2014/index.html |date=18 December 2012}} CNN International, 10 October 2011</ref> which is viewed as nationalistic kitsch,<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/aug/14/alexander-great-macedonia-warrior-horse Macedonia statue: Alexander the Great or a warrior on a horse?] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803123552/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/aug/14/alexander-great-macedonia-warrior-horse |date=3 August 2020}} ''The Guardian'', 14 August 2011</ref> and has made Skopje an example to see how national identities are constructed and how this construction is mirrored in the urban space.{{sfn|Herold|Langer|Lechler|2010|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=sgfc1TosZGYC&pg=PA43&dq=antiquization&hl=en&sa=X&ei=aW0VT52IIJHXsgbZ6vgX&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=antiquization&f=false 43]}}
<gallery mode="packed">
File:Meister von Nerezi 001.jpg|Fresco in the [[Church of St. Panteleimon (Gorno Nerezi)|church of St. Panteleimon]].
File:Mustafa Paşa Mosque, Skopje - interior.jpg|[[Mustafa Pasha Mosque]].
File:Daut-pasin amam, Skopje.jpg|Daut Pasha Turkish bath.
File:Saat Kula-Sultan Muratova Dzamija -Skopje (27).JPG|The clock tower.
File:Skopje X8.JPG|The Arab House.
File:Porta Macedonia, Skopie, Macedonia, 2014-04-16, DD 105.JPG|Porta Macedonia.
</gallery>

===Festivals===
The [[Skopje Jazz Festival]] has been held annually in October since 1981. It is part of the European Jazz Network and the European Forum of World Wide Festivals. The artists' profiles include fusion, [[acid jazz]], [[Latin jazz]], [[smooth jazz]], and [[avant-garde jazz]]. [[Ray Charles]], [[Tito Puente]], [[Gotan Project]], [[Al Di Meola]], [[Youssou N'Dour]], among others, have performed at the festival. Another music festival in Skopje is the Blues and Soul Festival. It is a relatively new event in the Macedonian cultural scene that occurs every summer in early July.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.barikada.com/svastara/2007/2007-06-26_blues_and_soul_2007.php |title=Barikada – World of Music |publisher=Barikada.com |author=Barikada – World of Music – Svastara – 2007 |access-date=26 January 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208070513/http://www.barikada.com/svastara/2007/2007-06-26_blues_and_soul_2007.php |archive-date=8 December 2008}}</ref> Past guests include [[Larry Coryell]], [[Mick Taylor]] & the All-Stars Blues Band, [[Candy Dulfer]] & Funky Stuff, [[João Bosco]], [[The Temptations]], [[Tolo Marton]] Trio, [[Blues Wire]], and [[Phil Guy]].

The Skopje Cultural Summer Festival is a renowned cultural event that takes place in Skopje each year during the summer. The festival is a member of the [[International Festivals and Events Association]] (IFEA) and it includes musical concerts, operas, ballets, plays, art and photograph exhibitions, movies, and multimedia projects that gather 2,000 participants from around the world each year including the [[St Petersburg]] Theatre, the Chamber Orchestra of the [[Bolshoi Theatre]], [[Irina Arkhipova]], [[Viktor Tretiakov]], The Theatre of Shadows, [[Michel Dalberto]], and [[Dave Burgess (musician)|David Burgess]].

May Opera Evenings is a festival that has occurred annually in Skopje since 1972 and is dedicated to promoting opera among the general public. Over the years, it has evolved into a stage on which artists from some 50 countries have performed. There is one other major international theatre festival that takes place each year at the end of month September, the Young Open Theater Festival (MOT), which was organized for the first time in May 1976 by the Youth Cultural Center – Skopje.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mot.com.mk |title=41. MOT – international theatre festival |website=mot.com.mk}}</ref> More than 700 theatrical performances have been presented at this festival so far, most of them being alternative, [[experimental theatre]] groups engaging young writers and actors. The MOT International theatre festival is also a member of the International Network for Contemporary Performing Arts or IETM.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ietm.org/ |title=IETM |website=ietm.org |access-date=18 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131206075809/http://ietm.org/ |archive-date=6 December 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Within the framework of the MOT Festival, the Macedonian National Center of the International Theater Institute (ITI) was established, and at the 25th ITI World Congress in Munich in 1993, it became a regular member of this theatre association. The festival has an international character, always representing theatres from all over the world that present and enhance exchange and circulation of young-fresh-experimental-avant-garde theatrical energy and experience between its participants on one side and the audience on the other.

The [[Skopje Film Festival]] is an annual event held in the city every March. Over 50 films are shown at this five-day festival, mostly from North Macedonia and Europe, but also including some non-commercial film productions from all over the world.

===Nightlife===
[[File:Skopije at night.jpg|thumb|Panorama of Skopje at night]]
Skopje has a diverse nightlife. There is a large emphasis on casinos, many of which are associated with hotels, such as that of the Holiday Inn. Other casinos include Helios Metropol, Olympic, Bon Venon, and Sherry.<ref name="Nightlife">{{cite web |title=Skopje: Nightlife |author=Trip Advisor |url=http://www.tripadvisor.com/Travel-g295110-c17456/Skopje:Republic-Of-Macedonia:Nightlife.html |publisher=tripadvisor.com |access-date=2 May 2011}}</ref> Among young people the most popular destinations are bars, discos, and nightclubs which can be found in the centre and the City Park. Among the most popular nightclubs are The Loft, Club Epicentar, Stanica 26, Midnight, Maracana, Havana Summer Club, XL Summer Club (former Colosseum Summer Club) where world-famous disc jockeys and idiosyncratic local performances are frequent.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.likealocalguide.com/skopje/nightclubs |title=Top Skopje Nightclubs: 9 Best Local Nightclubs in Skopje |website=www.likealocalguide.com}}</ref> In 2010, the Colosseum club was named fifth on a list of the best clubs in Southeastern Europe. [[Armin van Buuren]], [[Above and Beyond (band)|Above and Beyond]], [[Shapeshifters (music act)|The Shapeshifters]] are just some of the many musicians that have visited the club.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://daily.mk/cluster⅜5f8c795814c87a8cbb24041466d94c8/368735 |title="Колосеум" меѓу најдобрите пет клуба во Југоисточна Европа |publisher=daily.mk |author=[[Nova Makedonija]] Online |access-date=2 May 2011}}</ref> Nighttime concerts in local, regional and global music are often held at the [[Toše Proeski Arena]] and [[Boris Trajkovski Sports Center]].<ref name="Nightlife"/> For middle-aged people, places for having fun are also the ''[[Kafana|kafeanas]]'' where traditional [[Cuisine of North Macedonia|Macedonian food]] is served and traditional [[Music of North Macedonia|Macedonian music]] (''[[Starogradska muzika]]'') is played, but [[Balkan music|music from all the Balkans]], particularly [[Music of Serbia|Serbian folk music]] is also popular. Apart from the traditional Macedonian restaurants, there are restaurants featuring international cuisines.<ref name="Nightlife"/> Some of the most popular cafés in Skopje are Café Trend, Izlet, Ljubov, Vinyl, Public Room, Kino Karposh, Krug, Sindkat.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.likealocalguide.com/skopje/bars |title=Top Skopje Bars: 18 Best Local Bars in Skopje |website=www.likealocalguide.com}}</ref> The [[Old Bazaar, Skopje|Old Bazaar]] was a popular nightlife destination in the past. The [[Government of North Macedonia|national government]] has created a project to revive nightlife in the Old Bazaar. The closing time in shops, cafés and restaurants was extended due to the high attendances recorded. In the bazaar's restaurants, along with the traditional Macedonian wine and food, dishes of the [[Ottoman cuisine]] are also served.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vest.com.mk/?ItemID=F602DD424FAD5E4B8771B653206B91FE&arc=1 |title=Нов живот на старата скопска чаршија |publisher=vest.com.mk |author=Vest Online |access-date=2 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928131711/http://www.vest.com.mk/?ItemID=F602DD424FAD5E4B8771B653206B91FE&arc=1 |archive-date=28 September 2011}}</ref>