Skanderbeg Monument
For other uses, see Skanderbeg (disambiguation).
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| Coordinates | 41°19′39″N 19°49′08″E / 41.327516°N 19.818896°ECoordinates: 41°19′39″N 19°49′08″E / 41.327516°N 19.818896°E |
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| Location | Skanderbeg Square |
| Designer | Odhise Paskali |
| 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. It commemorates Skanderbeg, a 15th-century nobleman who is a 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
- ↑ Sheshi "Skënderbej"- transformimi nga larvë në flutur Shekulli Online, 05 Prill 2008
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