The former National Theatre destroyed in the 1963 Skopje earthquake will be completely reconstructed , as part of the Skopje 2014 project . Construction of the building , however , began in December 2007 , three years before the official announcing of Skopje 2014 . Construction was originally planned to be completed in 2009 , though it ended up being completed a few years after . The theatre stands on its original location on the eastern bank of the Vardar . The cost is estimated to be at least 6 million euros and may be as high as 30 million euros
1963 Skopje earthquake
1963 Skopje earthquake
Skopje 2014