Landmarks in Tirana
Many monuments and landmarks situated in Tirana, date back to the Illyrian, Roman, Greek and Ottoman periods.
Tirana is home to different architectural styles that represent influential periods in its history dating back to antiquity.
The third department, extant objects from the 4th and 6th century AD, that shows the everyday life of the Illyrians and their trade with Greek colonies.
In the fourth department, there are statues and sculptures from the classical antiquity, as well as objects from Dyrrachium, Apollonia and Oricum.
In the fifth department, there are numerous objects from fortresses and graves, which date from the early and late Middle Ages.
[3] The Bunk'art Museum is situated inside an atomic bunker of the dictator Enver Hoxha, near the Deshmoret e Kombit Boulevard.
In the stands of the pavilion there are photos of global personalities who met Mother Teresa as Jacques Chirac, Bill Clinton, Tony Blair, Ibrahim Kodra and others.
The figures are shown from the left, Illyrian warriors, warriors against the Ottoman Empire, Naim Frashëri, fighters from the National Renaissance, a communist worker, Mother Albania in form of a young woman in a crowd with a gun as the central figure of the composition and five communist partisans of both sexes from the Second World War on the right.
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.
[7] In the 20th century, Florestano Di Fausto and Armando Brasini, well-known architects of the Benito Mussolini period in Italy, designed the city plan for Tirana, in Neo-Renaissance style with articulate angular solutions and giant order fascias.
The street was created as part of a revamp of the Albanian capital in the 1930s and 1940s, for the rapidly growing city, which was concentrated in the north of the Lana river.
[10] The market offers a variety of fresh fruits, vegetables grown locally in the surrounding areas of Tirana, fish and meat, regional Albanian wine and raki.
The Clock Tower of Tirana dates 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.
On the north part of the mosque, there is the entrance to the prayer hall located, which is squared plan and is constructed in a unique volume.
However, it offers visitors unique views of the valley Erzen, picturesque hills, olive groves and the distant mountains.
The complex includes the cathedral, three chapels of the nativity, the bell tower, the residence of the Holy Synod, the cultural center, and a library.
On the eastern side, there is a small museum, a lecture hall, a surrounding for banquets and an area for exhibitions and children's activities.
The Tomb of Kapllan Pasha was built on the early 18th century, with carved stones and has an octagonal shape.
It was also the resting place of former dictator Enver Hoxha, who was subsequently disinterred and given a more humble grave in another public cemetery.
On the front of the pedestal is the inscription Lavdi e Përjetshme Dëshmorëve të Atdheut (English: Perpetual fame for the martyrs of the fatherland).
When it reopened, in 1990, Lonely Planet described the church as having "hilariously garish photo realistic images over a Communist whitewash that have to be seen to be believed".
