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City Trade Center (GTC)

Architecture & shopping·Centre

A brutalist mall of 1973

About City Trade Center (GTC)

The City Trade Center (Gradski Trgovski Centar, GTC) was built in the 1970s as part of the rebuilding of the centre: a long, low concrete building of shops, cafés and courtyards beside Macedonia Square.

Why it's on our list

  • Opened in the 1970s
  • Shops and cafés
  • Next to the square

Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with City Trade Center (GTC) before you go.

What’s nearby

Distances from City Trade Center (GTC) are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 15 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.

Nearest taxi ranks

  1. Taxi rank, Mirče Acev200 m2 min walk
  2. Taxi rank, Kej 13-ti Noemvri250 m3 min walk

Key sights

  1. Archaeological Museum of North Macedonia250 mWalk 3 minCycle 1 minCar or taxi 4 min
  2. Macedonia Square300 mWalk 4 minCycle 1 minCar or taxi 4 min
  3. Memorial House of Mother Teresa300 mWalk 4 minCycle 1 minCar or taxi 4 min
  4. Stone Bridge350 mWalk 5 minCycle 1 minCar or taxi 4 min
  5. Museum of the City of Skopje600 mWalk 8 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 5 min
  6. Church of the Holy Saviour650 mWalk 8 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 5 min
  7. Old Bazaar700 mWalk 9 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 5 min
  8. Kale Fortress700 mWalk 9 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 5 min
  9. City Park2.3 kmWalk 29 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 10 min
  10. Vodno cable car4.7 kmCycle 19 minCar or taxi 17 min

Getting around

  1. Transport Centre (trains & buses)1.1 kmWalk 13 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 6 min
  2. Skopje International Airport16 kmCar or taxi 51 min

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