Re: hello there Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 12:08 PM UTC
Hello.
At the center of the city, on Scanderbeg Square there is the Old Mosque of Et’hem Bey built (1789), Clock Tower (35m high, built 1830), the Palace of Culture and the Opera and Ballet Theatre and the National Library rise beside them, the National Historic Museum (4.750 objects inside).
Other objects, the tourist may visit are:
The National Gallery of Arts (4.000 Albanian and foreign works).
The Archeological Museum (2.000 objects and it has a fund support of 17.000 objects, which is increased annually by the systematic archeological finds).
The complex of Ministries, City Hall, and the National Bank (built 1925-1937
International Cultural Center “The Pyramid”
The Palace of Congresses (built in 1983)
Cathedral of St. Paul (built in 2000 in honor of the Apostle Paul’s Pellegrino in Illyrian in 52 AD)
The Basilica of Tirana (2nd -3rd century)
Boulevard “King Zog 1st “ (built in 1930)
Boulevard “Martyrs of National” (built in 1935)
Mother Teresa Monument
The University of Tirana
Petrela Castle (built during the rule of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I in the 6th century AD.
“Rinia” Park (was built in on day action in 1950)
Tirana Lake (artificial lake, constructed in 1955)
Lana River.
Have a nice trip
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