#include <bits/stdc++.h>

using namespace std;

int main() {
    ios::sync_with_stdio(0);
    cin.tie(0);

    int n;
    cin >> n;

    for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
        for (int j = 0; j < n; ++j) {
            if (i == 0 || j == 0 || i == n - 1 || j == n - 1 || i == j)
                cout << "*";
            else
                cout << " ";
        }
        cout << "\n";
    }
}