The Clock Tower known in history as the English Clock belongs to the period of the medieval aristocracy. It is the only building that still exists from Shkodra’s ancient period. The clock tower, together with the adjacent house, were built with the funds of the English Lord Paget, whose main goal was to spread the …
The Panoramic Tower is an architectural work positioned in the square in front of the “Andon Z. Çajupi” theater, which gives citizens and visitors the opportunity to see from above the traditional neighborhoods, the Old Market of Korça, the Martyrs’ Cemetery, etc. The square in front of the theater and the “Andon Z. Çajupi” theater, …
Korça serenades and with the Old Market and its many attractions on weekends was full of local and foreign visitors and tourists. The warm November has filled the market of Korça this full weekend, where in the company of each other the visitors enjoyed the sunshine and the wonderful view of the transformation of this …
The Baazar Pass in Gjirokastre is the center of this old town. The history of Pazar dates back to the 17th century. In fact, not much remains from that period. Sources say that a devastating fire affected the old bazaar in the 3rd quarter of the 19th century. After that the bazaar was completely rebuilt. …
The ensemble of the “Gorica” neighborhood unfolds in the lowest part of a hilly height, which is crowned at the top with a fortification from the Antiquity period. It is separated from the rest of the city by the Osum River, and until recently, the only way of communication was through the Gorica Bridge. According …
The “Gorica” bridge is mentioned for the first time in the century. XVII from the Ottoman traveler Evlija Çelebi, from whom we learn that it was originally constructed of oak beams, which were placed on stone triggers. As a very important connecting node between the two parts of the city in the century. XVIII (1777), according to …
Mangalemi The museum ensemble of the “Mangalem” neighborhood lies in the shape of a semi-arch in the southern and eastern part of the castle hill. This residential complex may have been one of the first to represent the development of the medieval city outside the fortification walls during the century. XV-XVI, thus forming the cemetery …
The royal palace was built in 1937. It was designed at the highest elevation of the hills (98 m) and has a dominant position in relation to the city and the sea. From the architectural side, it represents the building style (neo-classic) used at the beginning of the century. XXth. On the front facade …
“Pazari i ri” came to life in 1931 and in the years that followed saw only growth and development. It was created as a need to increase the commercial activity which could not be coped with only the Old Bazaar. After the demolition of the Old Market in 1959, it remained for a long time …
Its construction began in 1986 and ended in 1988, serving as a museum in Hoxha’s legacy until 1991. It was inaugurated on October 14, 1988 as the museum of dictator Enver Hoxha. This structure was designed as an eagle’s wings, a symbol of the nation itself, but visible as such only from above. While from …