A journey through Albania's history.
Tirana's Italian heritage.
Tirana's vast main plaza.
First built by the Austro-Hungarians in 1917, it's dominated by the monument to the 15th Century National hero Gjergj Kastrioti, known as Skanderbeg. Several of the square's pre-World War II buidlings were detonated by the Communist government. The square also housed a huge Stalin monument, which was first moved in 1968 and then taken down after demonstrations against Communist rule in 1990.Inside awaits a vast and stunning treasure chest of the country's rich heritage - from antiquity to today.
The head of Apollo - the God of sun, light, music, knowledge. 4th century BC.
From Butrint, now UNESCO's World Heritage Site.
The Bektashi Türbe of Kapllan Pasha.
Designated as a Cultural monument, the 19th century shrine was restored under Communism.
Tucked under the roof of Tirana's Plaza Hotel.
Albanians shared the aspirations of other Balkan nations for self-determination and independence from the Ottoman Empire.
A heroic vision of Albania's distant past in the prescribed canon of socialist realism.
Mural by the prominent artist Fatmir Haxhiu. National Museum of History.
One of the very few surviving monuments from the Communist period in central Tirana.
No matter how urgent your business might be, there's always time for a 'filxhan kafeje' in Tirana.
Bari, April 1939. Italian soldiers heading to Albania and the occupation of the country.
Tirana 1939. Albania on its knees to Fascist Italy.
Apart from the Durrës area, the defence lines of the Albanian army collapsed with little resistance, King Zog I went into exile and the Italian ambassador to Albania, Francesco Jacomoni was promptly promoted to Viceroy, effectively the governor during most of the occupation.The victims of Albanian Communism under the 41 years of Enver Hoxha's rule were many tens of thousands.
Their memories are well preserved and honoured in today's Albania.
Today it houses the Association of Politically Persecuted People.
It displays the tools of its craft - the surveillance of a whole nation.
In the end, his regime collapsed from within.
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