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2000. The Tirana coat of arms, also known as the emblem of the Municipality of Tirana or the shield of Tirana, is the city emblem of Tirana. The emblem portrays two notable landmarks of the capital: Kulla e Sahatit (Clock Tower of Tirana) and the Tirana Castle, officially named Kalaja e Justinianit (Fortress of Justinian).
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Emblema e Tiranës. Stema e Bashkisë së Tiranës është emblema e qytetit të Tiranës. Historia. Stema e Bashkisë është miratuar me vendim të Këshillit Bashkiak Nr. 215, me 14 nëntor 2000. Ka në bazë të saj stemën e Skurajve, e cila është familja që sundonte Tiranën në Mesjetë, në shekujt XIV-XV.
Shumë monumente dhe monumente të vendosura në Tiranë, datojnë në periudhat ilire, romake, greke dhe osmane . Tirana është shtëpia e stileve të ndryshme arkitekturore që përfaqësojnë periudha me ndikim në historinë e saj që datojnë që nga lashtësia. Galeria Kombëtare e Arteve e Shqipërisë u hap për publikun më 11 janar 1954.
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National Art Gallery
The National Art Gallery of Albaniawas opened to the public on 11 January 1954. The museum preserves over 5000 artworks. Besides the permanent collection which is focused on Socialist Realism art, famous Albanian artists, international ones and important collections have been part of the different exhibitions in the National Gallery of Arts.
National Archaeological Museum
The National Archaeological Museum is the first museum founded after the World War II in Albania. In the beginning, it was opened in 1948 as a Ethnographic-Archeological Museum. Its artifacts cover a period of more than 5,000 years, from Prehistoric age through Ancient Illyrians, Greeks, the Middle Ages up to Modern times. The museum is divided into five sections, which contains various exhibitions collected from all over the country. In the first and second department, objects from the prehi...
Bunk'art Museum
In 1983, approximately 173,371 concrete bunkers were scattered throughout the country under the Communism. The Bunk'art Museum is situated inside an atomic bunker of the dictator Enver Hoxha, near the Deshmoret e Kombit Boulevard. It is dedicated to the Communism in Albaniaand to the daily lives of Albanians during the regime. It also hosts exhibitions that combine the modern history of the nation with contemporary art.
Mother Teresa Square
The Mother Teresa Square is the largest square in the capital. It was named after the Albanian Roman Catholic nun, missionary and nobelist Mother Teresa. The square was planned by the Italian Gherardo Bosio, during the Italian occupation of Albania in a Rationalist style. The square lies on the north-end of the Dëshmorët e Kombit Boulevard. Today the square is reserved for traffic. In 2015, the square was closed for traffic every evening in the summer and used as a pedestrian zone and freesty...
Skanderbeg Square
The Skanderbeg Square is the main square of the city and was named in 1968, after the medieval Albanian nobleman and national hero of the country, Gjergj Kastrioti Skanderbeg (Albanian: Gjergj Kastrioti). At the time of the Albanian monarchy, the square was composed of a number of buildings that would eventually be detonated during the communist period. The statue of Albania's leader Enver Hoxha was erected at the space between the National Historical Museum and the National Bank. Following t...
Blloku
The Blloku is widely known as an entertainment and shopping destination with its many boutiques, shops, restaurants, trendy bars, pubs and cafes. It became very attractive after the fall of Communism in Albania because during the Communist period it became a restricted residential area for the members of the Albanian politburo; ordinary Albanians would not be allowed in. On most maps it was unmarked. In Blloku you can still find the residence of the Albania's communist leader Enver Hoxha. Tod...
Clock Tower
The Clock Tower of Tiranadates back to the 19th century and was built by the Ottoman Turks and originally had a bell from Venice that marked the time every hour. During the Ottoman period in the Balkans, many clock towers were built in there, serving as a meaning of inform the town, in order to let people know when they have to pray as well as the traders closing their shops. It has been adopted as the symbol of Tirana. The stairs have 90 steps that go in a spiral fashion. It is 35 metres (11...
Et'hem Bey Mosque
The Et'hem Bey Mosque is located next to the Clock Tower and building was commenced in the 18th century by Molla Bey and finished in 1819 by his son Haxhi Ethem Bey, grand-grandson of Sulejman Pasha. The mosque was closed during the communist regime in Albania and was reopened as a house of worship after the fall of communism in Albania in 1991, without permission from the authorities. However, the mosque is composed by a prayer hall, a portico that surrounds it from the east and north also t...
Petrelë Castle
The Petrelë Castle is one of the tourist locations close to Tirana that attracts a great number of visitors. Its history dates back to Byzantine emperor, Justinian I. It lies on the main road starting from Tirana to Elbasan. Its location, attracts the attention of many visitors. It is triangular and has two observation towers. Although there already existed ancient fortifications at this site, the current design is 15th century. As a tourist attraction, a restaurant was opened inside the cast...
Tirana ndodhet vetëm 17 km larg aeroportit "Nënë Tereza", i vetmi aeroport ndërkombëtar në Shqipëri i njohur dhe me emrin Rinas. Ky aeroport është hyja më e rëndësishme lidhëse ndërmjet Shqipërisë dhe pjesës tjetër të botës. [5] Tirana shtrihet në koordinatat 41.33° veri dhe 19.82° lindje.
Kultura e Tiranës. Flamuri i qytetit të Tiranës . Kultura e Tiranës ka të bëjë me artet, muzikën, muzetë, festivalet dhe argëtimet e tjera në kryeqytetin e Shqipërisë . Tirana është një nga qendrat kryesore të biznesit dhe kulturore të vendit, duke përfshirë argëtimin, muzikën, median, modën dhe artet, të gjitha këto ...
Tirana is a founding member of the Union of Albanian Municipalities in the Region. [77] [78] Tirana is twinned with Ankara, Beijing, Bursa, Doha, Florence, Kharkiv, Sarajevo and has signed partnership agreements with Verona and Zagreb. [g] [86] [87] It has also signed special bilateral agreements with Zaragoza.
