Kapllan Pasha Tomb Explained

Tomb of Kapllan Pasha
Tyrbja e Kapllan Pashës
Designation1:Cultural Monument of Albania
Designation1 Date:1948
Location:Rruga 28 Nëntori
Tirana, Albania
Coordinates:41.3278°N 19.8217°W
Built:1817

The Kapllan Pasha Tomb is a Muslim Türbe built in 1817 in the center of Tirana, Albania.[1] The government of Albania declared it a Cultural Monument of the first category in 1948.[2] Its 8 columns are made of carved stone, placed on an octagonal-shaped stone base, and capped with octagonal shape capitals. The former Ottoman ruler of Tirana was interned here in the 19th century, but his remains were later repatriated to Istanbul, Turkey.

It stood next to the Sylejman Pasha Mosque, which was destroyed during World War II[3] and is not to be confused with the Suleyman Pasha Tomb. It was restored by the Municipality of Tirana in 1985.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Religious buildings with the "Culture Monument" status . Republic of Albania National Committee for Cult . October 28, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110706071224/http://kshk.gov.al/index.php?fq=brenda&gj=gj2&kid=19 . July 6, 2011 .
  2. Web site: Monumental Tomb Kapllan Pasha . 2016-09-30 . 2016-10-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161002161813/http://www.ba.itc.cnr.it/SOS-Tirana/info/MONUMENTAL_TOMB_KAPLLAN_PASHA.html . dead .
  3. Web site: Tomb of Kaplan Pasha (Tyrbe e Kapllan Pasha) | Visit Albania.