Architecture
The construction of the house began in May 2008. The project was financed by the Government of Macedonia and carried out by the Ministry of Culture. It is a modern, transformed version of Mother Teresa's birth house and has a multifunctional, but sacral character. Inside the house, part of her relics are preserved, which have been transferred to Skopje with support of the Roman Catholic Church of Skopje. A fact that has been made public by Nikola Gruevski first at the grand opening. There is a museum and sculptures of Mother Teresa and the members of her family in realistic appearance. One sculpture shows Mother Teresa as a ten-year old child, sitting on a stone and holding a pigeon in her hands. The house also gives opportunity for cultural manifestations and bears a gallery. The architect of the project is Vangel Božinovski.
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