Skanderbeg Monument
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Monumenti i Skënderbeut | |
41°19′39″N 19°49′08″E / 41.3275°N 19.8188°E | |
Location | Skanderbeg Square Tirana Albania |
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Designer | Odhise Paskali, Andrea Mano and Janaq Paço |
Type | Historical Monument |
Material | Bronze on stone pedestal |
Length | 11 metres (36 ft) |
Opening date | 1968 |
Dedicated to | Gjergj Kastrioti Skënderbeu |
The Skanderbeg Monument is a monument in the Skanderbeg Square in Tirana, Albania. It commemorates Skanderbeg (1405–1468), the national hero in Albania for resisting the Ottomans.
Created by Odhise Paskali,[1] the 11 metres (36 ft) monument was inaugurated in 1968 on the 500th anniversary of the death of Skanderbeg.[2]
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- ^ "Vende & Atraksione: Statuja e Skënderbeut, tirana.gov.al" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-11-06. Retrieved 2015-08-02.
- ^ Sheshi "Skënderbej"- transformimi nga larvë në flutur Archived 2010-02-28 at the Wayback Machine Shekulli Online, 05 Prill 2008
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