The fully reconstructed, restored and conserved southwest bulwark of Skopje Fortress has been lit up late Tuesday in honor of Macedonia's Independence Day - September 8.

The illumination system is using contemporary lighting devices, which provide different nuances and light dynamics.

Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski, Vice-Premier for European Affairs Vasko Naumovski and Culture Minister Elizabeta Kanceska Milevska attended the lighting ceremony of Skopje Fortress.

Archaeological excavations at the Skopje Fortress were launched in 2007, in the framework of the Government program for investments in several capital archaeological sites.

The Skopje Fortress illumination project, realized by Skopje company "Elektra Komerc", required a fund of about Denar 7 million (EUR 115,000). ik