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The Skanderbeg Square (Albanian: Sheshi Skënderbej) is the main plaza in the centre of Tirana, Albania. The square is named after the Albanian national hero Gjergj Kastrioti Skënderbeu. The total area is about 40,000 square metres. The Skanderbeg Monument dominates the square.
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The National History Museum (Albanian: Muzeu Historik...
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The Skanderbeg Monument is a monument in the Skanderbeg...
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Skanderbeg Square in 1988, two years prior to the Fall of...
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Skanderbeg monument in Tirana's main square. Skanderbeg's memory has been engraved in many museums, such as the Skanderbeg Museum next to Krujë Castle. Many monuments are dedicated to his memory in the Albanian cities of Tirana (in Skanderbeg Square by Odhise Paskali),(in and outside Skanderbeg Museum by Janaq Paço) Krujë, and Peshkopi.
Spanning 40,000 square meters at the heart of Albania’s capital, Skanderbeg Square has fueled Tirana’s cultural and civic identity since its early 20th-century origins under Austro-Hungarian builders. Named for 15th-century national hero Skanderbeg, the pedestrian space connects eras through its milestone monuments.
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Skanderbeg Monument in Skanderbeg Square has been regarded for more than half a century as the very centre of Tirana. It commemorates the 15 th century nobleman, and hero of the nation for resisting the Ottomans. He is our King Arthur, our William Tell. The sculpture, created by Odhise Paskali, is 11 metres (36 ft) tall, and was inaugurated in ...
Skanderbeg Square is the epicenter of the capital, surrounded by some of the most important buildings of the country. The space was initially designed in a circular shape by three architects of Mussolini’s Italy: Florentano de Fausto, Gherardo Bosio and Armando Brasini.
