Skanderbeg Monument Explained

Monument Name:Skanderbeg Monument
Native Name:Monumenti i Skënderbeut
Designer:Odhise Paskali, Andrea Mano and Janaq Paço
Type:Historical Monument
Material:Bronze on stone pedestal
Length:11m (36feet)
Open:1968
Dedicated To:Gjergj Kastrioti Skënderbeu
Coordinates:41.3275°N 19.8188°W

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 11m (36feet) monument was inaugurated in 1968 on the 500th anniversary of the death of Skanderbeg.[2]

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  1. Web site: Vende & Atraksione: Statuja e Skënderbeut, tirana.gov.al . 2015-08-02 . 2015-11-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151106004103/http://www.tirana.gov.al/repository/docs/Vende_atraksione.pdf . dead .
  2. http://www.shekulli.com.al/news/101/ARTICLE/23367/2008-04-05.html Sheshi "Skënderbej"- transformimi nga larvë në flutur