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square in Tirana

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Construction
1968 (naming)
Area
40,000 m
Dedicated to
Gjergj Kastrioti Skendërbeu
Location
Tirana , Tirana County

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Skanderbeg Square (Tirana)
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Sheshi Skënderbej
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The Skanderbeg Square (Albanian: Sheshi Skënderbej) is the main plaza in the centre of Tirana, Albania. The square is named after the Albanian national hero Skanderbeg. The total area is about 40,000 square metres. The Skanderbeg Monument dominates the square.

The city plan for Tirana was initially designed by Armando Brasini in 1925 and continued by Florestano Di Fausto in a Neo-Renaissance style with articulate angular solutions and giant order fascias. Following the Italian invasion of Albania the master plan was updated in 1939 by Gherardo Bosio.

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