Monuments
Principal Attractions of the city include:
The monument of our national hero ”Gjergj Kastrioti Skanderbeu”
placed in “Skanderbeg” square.
National Historic Museum.
The Castle of Dorsi in the surroundings of Peza,
which belongs to ancient Illyrian culture.
The Castle of Petrela situated in the south of Tirana, on the
right of the main street Tirana–Elbasan.
The Castle of Bashtova built in the late middle
age in the 14-th century, when the feudal system appeared in Albania.
It is situated in west of Rrogozhina, 3-4 km north from the cast
in the Sea of Shkumbin River. It served the Venetians to defend
the sea and river wharfages.
The Castle of Preza built from the Turkish after
Skanderbeg’s death in 1468. It belongs to the end of 15th
century and is situated in the western chain of the hills that
surround the field of Tirana that overlook the area of Kruja as
a solid area of revolts.
The mosque of Ethem Beu situated
in the centre of Tirana and built in 1789, as well as the Clock
Tower built in 1930. Both these objects are historically well
known for the capital city.
The Ministries represent great
architectonical values; they were built in 1930 in the period
when Albania was a Monarchy and under the government of king Zog.
After the German invasion, that means in the aftermath of World
War II in 1966, there were built the Palace of Culture and the
Theatre of Opera and Ballet, in 1968 it was built the monument
of Skanderbeg, in 1981 the National Historic Museum and in 1987,
The International Cultural Center, Archeological Museum and Gallery
of Arts.
It is always very pleasant to make a promenade
in the Grand Park of Tirana, which lies in the southern part of
the city and occupies a superficies of 230 hectares. In the centre
of this park there is the artificial lake covering an area of
55 hectares. (Source: Munincipality of Tirana website)
