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Magnolia Square

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Magnolia Square
Public square
Magnolia Square with the Philip II Statue
Magnolia Square with the Philip II Statue
FeaturesStatues Philip II Statue
Surfacestone
LocationJorgo Osmano,
City of Bitola, North Macedonia
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Vergina Sun fountain at the square

Magnolia Square (Macedonian: Плоштад Магнолија, romanizedPloštad Magnolija) is a public space and a town square of the City of Bitola, located near the Clock Tower.[1] Around the square are old houses from the Macedonian and Ottoman architecture that are purchased from various companies, firms and coffee bars. Bitola, which was a major cultural center[2] in the Ottoman Empire has very interesting buildings from the Turks from which many on Main Street and Magnolia Square.[clarification needed] Also there is an art gallery "Magaza" and the newly built "Glass Building". Bitola in cooperation with the Government of Macedonia made the monument The Founder of Heraclea Statue[3] that is 8.5m high and around it a fountain with the Vergina Sun on it, and benches for sitting and resting.

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References

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  1. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  2. ^ [1] The history of Bitola (MKD)
  3. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). Statue of Philip II of Macedonia in Bitola's city square (MKD)
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