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The ancient town of Heraclea Linkestis was founded by Philip II Macedonian (4th Century B.C.). The Heraclea picturesque mosaics are perfectly preserved. They are among the most significant works of art from that period of time. The small (bishop) and the big three nave basilica, the big amphitheatre, acropolis, necropolis, the residency of the Episcope, the statue of Athena Parthenos, are just a part of the rich treasury of Heraclea.
The father of modern Turkey The town abounds in significant cultural monuments inherited in course of the past centuries: the cathedral church “St. Dimitrija” (1830), one of the largest Orthodox churches in Macedonia with a beautiful iconostasis and gilded engraving;
the Bezisten (16th-19th Centuries) a covered market place; the old Bitola Bazaar (19th Century); the Clock Tower (17th Century) the Mosque of Aydar Kadi (16th Century); the old urban architecture (19th and the beginning of the 20th Century). In the city there were nine Consulates of European countries (Austria, Hungary, Russia, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Greece, Serbia, Bulgaria and Romania).
Russian Cross - in honor and glory of the Russian emperor consul in Bitola H.E. Aleksandar Arkadievch Rostkovski.
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The Jews Gate is one of the monuments that testify about the horrible deporting and destruction of 3000 Bitola’s Jews in the concentration camp Treblinka.
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk attended the Turkish military school in Bitola. His memorial room is located in the Institute, Museum and Gallery. (ex Turkish Military School).
