Millennium Cross

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The Millennium Cross is a massive Christian cross monument overlooking Skopje from Mount Vodno, built to commemorate 2,000 years of Christianity in Macedonia.

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Label Occurrences
Millennium Cross canonical 1
Милениумски крст 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian cross
monument
tourist attraction
accessibleBy Millennium Cross Cable Car
hiking trails
road
category landmark of Skopje
outdoor sculpture
religious monument
constructionStart 2001
country North Macedonia
dedicatedTo Christian faith in Macedonia
elevation approximately 1,066 metres above sea level
hasFeature internal lighting
observation platform nearby
restaurant nearby
viewpoint over Skopje
hasTourismActivity hiking destination
pilgrimage
sightseeing
hasViewOf Skopje Fortress
Skopje
surface form: Skopje city center

surrounding mountains
height 217 feet
66 metres
inaugurationDate 2002
languageOfName Macedonian
lightingType illumination at night
locatedIn Balkans
surface form: Balkan Peninsula

Europe
Mount Vodno
Skopje Region
surface form: Skopje Statistical Region
locatedOn summit of Mount Vodno
MacedonianName Millennium Cross self-linksurface differs
surface form: Милениумски крст
material steel
namedAfter millennium of Christianity
near Skopje
overlooks Skopje
ownedBy Government of North Macedonia
purpose commemoration of 2,000 years of Christianity in Macedonia
region Vodno area
religion Christianity
significance one of the tallest crosses in the world
symbolizes Christian heritage of Macedonian people
continuity of Christianity for 2,000 years
visibleFrom Skopje
surrounding Skopje Valley
yearCompleted 2002

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Skopje hasLandmark Millennium Cross
Millennium Cross MacedonianName Millennium Cross self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Милениумски крст