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Tirana Monuments & Museums
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"Tirana Landmarks
* Skanderbeg Square: the central hub of the city, named after the Albanian hero, Skanderbeg.
* Et'hem Bey Mosque: at the south east corner of Skanderbeg Square - begun in 1789 by Molla Bey and finished in 1821 by his son, Haxhi Et'hem Bey, great-grandson of Sulejman Pasha.
* The Clock Tower (the Kulla e Sahatit,) next to the Et'hem Bey Mosque, was started by Haxhi Et’hem Bej around 1821-22 and was finished with the help of the richest families of Tirana. Its installation was the work of the Tufina family. In 1928 the Albanian state bought a modern German clock and the tower was raised to a height of 35 metres. The clock was damaged during World War II and it was repaired in July 1946.
* Government buildings: at the south end of Skenderbeg Square
* National Historic Museum: north side of Skenderbeg Square
* The headquarters of the Bektashi Sufi Order can be found in the eastern edge of the city.
* Roman Catholic Church of Saint Paul: completed in 2001, the largest church in Tirana.
* Orthodox Church of St Prokop was built in 1780.
* Roman Catholic Church of Saint Maria was built in 1865, paid for by Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria.
* The Tabakëve and Terzive bridges (respectively in front of the Parliament building and on Elbasani Street) date from the beginning of the 20th century.
* The mosque that is also the tomb of Kapllan Hysa, near the monument to Ushtari i Panjohur (‘the unknown soldier’) was built in 1816.
* The National Library was established in 1922, with 5000 volumes.
* The Fortress or Castle of Petrela, 12 kilometres from Tirana, dates from the fourth century BC. It took its current form in the 13th century, under the rule of Topiaj, and later became the property of the Kastrioti.
* The Palace of Culture (Pallati i Kulturës), where the Theatre of Opera and Ballet and the National Library stand, was completed in 1963 on the site of the former Trade of Tirana building, with the first brick being placed by Soviet president Nikita Khruschev in 1959.
* The monument to Skënderbeu, raised in 1968, is the work of Odhise Paskali in collaboration with Andrea Mana and Janaq Paço. It commemorated the 500th anniversary of the death of the national hero.
* The monument to Mother Albania, 12 metres high, was inaugurated in the Dëshmoret e Kombit cemetery in 1971.
* The Academy of the Sciences building was completed in April 1972.
* The Gallery of Figurative Arts was created in 1976 and includes around 3200 works by Albanian and foreign artists.
* The International Center of Culture, formerly the Enver Hoxha Museum, was inaugurated in 1988. Popularly referred to as ‘the Pyramid’, it was designed by a group of architects under the direction of the dictator's daughter, Pranvera Hoxha, and her husband Klement Kolaneci.
* The National Historical Museum was built in 1981. The ornamental mosaic on its facade is called "The Albanians".
* The presidential palace, Tirana, also known as the Palace of Brigades, was built by King Zog as his residence in the 1930s."
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