Skopje Aqueduct


The Skopje Aqueduct is an aqueduct and archaeological site located in the neighbourhood of Vizbegovo northwest of central Skopje, North Macedonia. The Skopje Aqueduct is the only aqueduct in Macedonia, and one of three largest and well preserved in the former Yugoslavia along with Diocletianus Aqueduct near Split, Croatia and Bar Aqueduct in Montenegro.

History

The question of when the Skopje Aqueduct was built is unclear. There are three theories:
This aqueduct was in use until the eighteenth century. Only about with 55 arches of this structure of stone and brick remain. It is assumed that the aqueduct took water from the spring Lavovec, northwest from Skopje and brought water to city center.