Skanderbeg Square
Where the mosque, the museum mosaic and the opera all face the same horseman.
The Vast Pedestrian Plaza Every Route in the City Leads To
Skanderbeg Square is the centre of Tirana in every sense: the buildings around it were laid out in the 1931 Italian plan that gave the city its ministries and i…Skanderbeg Square is the centre of Tirana in every sense: the buildings around it were laid out in the 1931 Italian plan that gave the city its ministries and its boulevard, and the space between them has since been cleared of traffic and repaved as a single open field of stone with the equestrian statue in the middle. The old mosque and its clock tower stand at one corner, the National History Museum with its mosaic facade along the north side, and the opera house and the Palace of Culture opposite.
Features
Type
Historical landmark
Area
Tirana
Entry
$$ Mid-range
Booking
Walk-ins
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