The Skanderbeg Memorial – is the place where the “Treaty of Lezha” was held on March 2, 1444, and where the national hero Gjergj Kastriot-Skenderbeu was buried on January 17, 1468. It was a cult object that was used as a church and a mosque in different periods. This building, which belongs to the XIV …
Aqif Pashe Bicakciu (Elbasan), a man endowed with knowledge, culture and a free spirit, is the first patriot who raised the first flag of Independence in Elbasan, Albania, on November 25, 1912. As one of the most vocal figures in the fight for the unification of the Albanian lands in a national state, his …
The memorial is dedicated to Mujo Ulqinak (1896-1939), “Hero of the People”, one of the first fighters of the armed resistance against the Italian fascist occupation on April 7, 1939. The memorial was created by the “Sculptor of the People” Kristaq Rama. Mujo Ulqinaku was born in the city of Ulqin in the family of …
The name Top-Hane indicates the original function as a gunpowder factory. The presence of a water source in the Varosh neighborhood (outside the castle), created the possibility of building a well to serve its residents, around the century. XVI. The well was built on a quadrangular stone base, surrounded by four granite columns from the …
Hamam (bath) is a public building with typical architecture of the Turkish period. It was built in the century. XVIII in the southeast corner of the medieval city. In the center there was a spherical dome with a height of 5.8 m, equipped with 12 small windows for ventilation. The premises were heated with steam …
The market square of the Byzantine period was built in the traditional center of ancient Dyrrah. It had a central position in relation to the great public and religious buildings of the Byzantine period. Its architectural appearance proves the function of an open, circular market square with portico. In the center of the market …
“La Radura” is an installation that was added to the capital in December 2019 as the work of Italian architect Stefano Boeri. Located behind the Prime Minister’ s building, La Radura is a new concept of a public space that can serve for stops, rest or waiting. It is the project of an open space …
“Reja” installation by the Japanese artist Sou Fujimoto is a monumental work of art and a modern space for cultural life in Tirana. Since 2017, “Reja” has served as a space for cultural and artistic events in the capital. The pavilion is a delicate three-dimensional structure. Each unit consists of thin steel bars, in rectangles …
The Clock Tower of Tirana began to be built by Haxhi Et’hem Bey in 1822 and ended with the contribution of wealthy families of Tirana. Initially, the height of the tower was 30 m and the clock consisted of a winding mechanism and a brass bell, the number of whose strikes indicated the time because …
Dajti Mountain is the closest mountain to the city, only 25 km east of Tirana (1611 meters high). A trip there is one of the most favorite tourist activities in Tirana. It takes 20 minutes by car or bus from the center of Tirana to the cable car station. Then you take the Cable Car …