Monuments

Monuments

Skanderbeg Monument, Kruja
This statue was inaugurated in 1949 and it is the first monument of Skanderbeg in Albania.

Skanderbeg Monument, Tirana
This 11 m statue is located in Tirana on a stone basement. It is the work of sculptos Odise Paskali inaugurated in 1968 on the 500th anniversary of the death of George Kastrioti, Skanderbeg.

”Mother of Albania” Monument
Monumenti Nene ShqiperiIt is located in “Martyrs of the Nation” Cemetery in Tirana. The Statue of Mother Albania (Nëna Shqipëri) is 12 meters high and it is made of granulated stone. It was inaugurated n 1971.

Monument of National Fighter, Korça
Inaugurated in 1933, this work of Odise Paskali is one of the first monuments in Albania.

Monument of Independence, Vlora
At the center of the Square of the Flag (Sheshi i Flamurit). In the middle of the statue stands Ismail bey Qemali, the man who proclaimed Albania’s independence and headed its first government. The bronze monument is 17 m high and it was inaugurated in 1972.

Skanderbeg Memorial
The Memorial is built on the site of the ruins of Shën Kolli Church. It was inaugurated in 1981. After the Ottoman forces occupied Lezha, the Turks destroyed the church and turned it into a mosque. They also destroyed Skanderbeg's grave.

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