Englishman’s Tower
The Englishman's Tower is a clock tower located in Shkodër, Albania. It was first recognized as a cultural heritage site by the rectorate of the State University of Tirana under decision no.Photo: Vanbasten 23, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: clock tower in Albania
- Also known as: “Kulla e Inglizit” and “The Englishman’s Tower”
- Address: Shkodër
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ebu Beker Mosque and Marubi National Museum of Photography.
Ebu Beker Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Qoan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Ebu Bekër Mosque, also known as the New Fushë Çela Mosque and sometimes referred to simply as Xhamia e Madhe, is a Sunni mosque in Shkodër City, Shkodër County, Albania.
Marubi National Museum of Photography
Museum
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Marubi National Museum of Photography, also known as Marubi Museum, is a museum in Shkodër, Albania. At the center of the museum project is the legacy of the 'Photo-Studio Marubbi', founded in 1856 by Pietro Marubbi, an Italian painter and photographer who came and settled in Shkodër at the time. Marubi National Museum of Photography is situated 220 metres east of Englishman’s Tower.
Migjeni Theatre
Theater building
Shkodër is the fourth-most-populous city of Albania and the seat of Shkodër County and Shkodër Municipality. Shkodër has been continuously inhabited since the Early Bronze Age, and has roughly 2,200 years of recorded history. Migjeni Theatre is situated 180 metres northwest of Englishman’s Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kuç and Bahçallëk.
Kuç
Village
Kuç is a settlement in the former Guri i Zi municipality, Shkodër County, northern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Shkodër. Kuç is situated 3½ km south of Englishman’s Tower.
Bahçallëk
Neighborhood
Photo: VesaMorina1, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bahçallëk is a neighborhood, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Englishman’s Tower.
Renc
Village
Rrencë is a village in the former municipality of Guri i Zi, northern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform, it became part of the municipality Shkodër. Renc is situated 3½ km east of Englishman’s Tower.
Englishman’s Tower
- Categories: clock tower, building, tourism, historic site, and monument
- Location: Bashkia e Shkodrës, Shkodër, Shkodër County, Coastal Albania, Albania, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.06807° or 42° 4′ 5″ northLongitude
19.51301° or 19° 30′ 47″ eastHeight
16 metres (54 feet)Open location code
8FJX3G97+66OpenStreetMap ID
way 1124506009OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q13045330
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to German—“Englishman’s Tower” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Kulla e orës në Shkodër”
- Albanian: “SAHATI I INGLIZIT, SHKODËR”
- Albanian: “Sahati i inglizit”
- Albanian: “Sahati i Inglizit”
- German: “Engländer-Turm”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ruin (old Museum) and Tourist Info Centre.
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