Photographers Note
The main square of Tirana, communist-style, wide. It's a crazy square do pass through by foot because of the crazy drivers. However, it's a funny game to do it.
From the stairs of this building (I think it's the National Museum) we can have this view.
Tirana deserves a visit. You can have more info at http://www.inyourpocket.com. A description from this website about the square is below:
«Tiranas main square, Sheshi Skėnderbej, is that vast expanse of asphalt where youve got to dodge both Mercedes and plastic kiddie cars. The square was large even before World War II, but the Communists made it absolutely massive (and in the process, cleared away an old bazaar).
Started in 1958, the pompous Palace of Culture was built with Soviet assistance. But when Albanian-Soviet relations deteriorated, the chief Soviet engineer on the project gathered up all the blueprints and left the country. Chinese experts had to be called in to finish the job. Today this building contains the Opera and the National Library.
The gargantuan mosaic on the facade of the National History Museum represents the flow of Albanian history. The Puppet Theater has a surprising past: before World War II, it housed King Zogs puppet Parliament. Other significant buildings here include the imposing red-brick National Bank, the Ethem Bey Mosque, and the Skanderbeg Statue.
Recent plans envision a complete makeover of Tiranas centre over the next years, with a number of 80m-high buildings accentuating the core of the city, housing new shops, offices, apartments and a cinema multiplex. Starting with the empty spot to the west of the National History Museum, it looks like Tiranas main square will finally be hip.»
Photo Information
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Copyright: Ricardo Trindade (xicomelo)
(630) - Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2007-05-09
- Categories: Daily Life
- Camera: Canon EOS350D/Digital Rebel XT, Canon EF 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6, Hama UV O-Haze 58mm
- Exposure: f/4, 1/640 seconds
- More Photo Info: view
- Photo Version: Original Version
- Date Submitted: 2007-12-19 1:50








