Skanderbeg Monument

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.

Skanderbeg Monument
Monumenti i Skënderbeut
41.3275°N 19.8188°E / 41.3275; 19.8188
LocationSkanderbeg Square
Tirana  Albania
DesignerOdhise Paskali, Andrea Mano and Janaq Paço
TypeHistorical Monument
MaterialBronze on stone pedestal
Length11 metres (36 ft)
Opening date1968
Dedicated toGjergj Kastrioti Skënderbeu

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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