One thing that you really notice when you come to Skopje is the giant cross that stands on one of the mountains that looks down on the city. You can see it from anywhere in the city and it can be useful for orienting yourself. At night they light it up and it looks like a flaming cross, which was kind of unnerving at first, but I'm used to it now. I've tried to take a picture of it, but because it only lights up at night, it didn't turn out the way I would have liked. Anyway, hopefully you can get the general idea from this photo.
According to my guidebook, the cross was erected in 2002 and is "an overt sign of hostility towards the Albanian minority, who populate the opposite side of the valley." The Albanians feel discriminated against in Macedonia, especially since they haven't been allowed to erect their own monuments where they would like.
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