Skanderbeg Monument

The Skanderbeg Monument is a monument in the Skanderbeg Square in , . It commemorates Skanderbeg, the national hero in Albania for resisting the Ottomans.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: bronze sculpture in Tirana
  • Also known as: “Monumenti i Skënderbeut”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Et’hem Bey Mosque and Palace of Culture of Tirana.

Mosque
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The Et'hem Bey Mosque, officially the Haji Et'hem Bey Mosque, is a Sunni located in , . The mosque is well known for its frescoes outside and inside the portico which depict trees, waterfalls and bridges.

Public building
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The houses the National Library of Albania as well as the National Theatre of Opera and Ballet. Situated in Skanderbeg Square, it was originally built on the Pazari i Vjetër area of at the behest of Enver Hoxha. is situated 150 metres northeast of Skanderbeg Monument.

Museum
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The Museum of Secret Surveillance, also known as House of Leaves is a in , . It opened on 23 May 2017 in the building that served as the Sigurimi's headquarters during the communist era. is situated 230 metres southwest of Skanderbeg Monument.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tirana and Ish-Blloku.

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is the bustling and relatively modernised capital of . It is the most important economic, financial, political and trade centre in the country.

Quarter
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, commonly Blloku, is an upmarket area in , . It widely known as an entertainment destination with its boutiques, shops, restaurants, trendy bars, pubs, and cafes.

Quarter
is one of the oldest neighborhoods in , Albania. It is named after , a World War II hero. The street of the same name is a primary artery of both the neighborhood and Tirana.

Skanderbeg Monument

Latitude
41.32774° or 41° 19′ 40″ north
Longitude
19.81857° or 19° 49′ 7″ east
Inception
1968
Wheelchair access
no
Open location code
8FHX8RH9+3C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 248349387
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q609021
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Western Frisian—“Skanderbeg Monument” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Monumenti i Skënderbeut në Tiranë”
  • Arabic: “تمثال إسكندر بك”
  • Arabic: “نصب إسكندر بك التذكاري”
  • Armenian: “Սկանդերբեգի հուշարձան”
  • Belarusian: “Помнік Скандэрбегу”
  • Bulgarian: “Скендербег”
  • Dutch: “Skanderbegmonument (Tirana)”
  • Dutch: “Skanderbegmonument”
  • Dutch: “Standbeeld van Skanderbeg”
  • French: “Statue de Skanderbeg”
  • French: “Statue équestre de Scanderbeg”
  • French: “Statue équestre de Skanderbeg”
  • German: “Skanderbeg-Denkmal”
  • Greek: “Άγαλμα Σκεντέρμπεη”
  • Greek: “Μνημείο του Σκεντέρμπεη (Τίρανα)”
  • Hindi: “स्कंदरबेग स्मारक”
  • Indonesian: “Monumen Skanderbeg”
  • Italian: “Monumento a Scanderbeg”
  • Italian: “Monumento a Skanderbeg”
  • Japanese: “スカンデルベグ像”
  • Russian: “Памятник Скандербегу”
  • Turkish: “İskender Bey Anıtı”
  • Western Frisian: “Skanderbeg Monumint”

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