Skenderbeg Square
Skenderbeg Square is a square of 40000 m² in the center of Tirana named after the Monument of the national hero George Castriot. In 1968, to commemorate the five hundredth anniversary of his death, an eleven-meter-high equestrian statue was erected on the south side of the square, replacing a monument to Stalin. The merit this falls to Odhise Pascali.
Skenderbeg Square is of particular importance as nearby it there are the other cultural monuments and government institutions such as the Et’hem Bey Mosque with its slender Clock Tower, the National Library, the Palace of Culture, the National Museum, the National Theatre of Opera and Ballet , the National Bank, and the ministries of the Economy, Agriculture, Infrastructure, and Energy.
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Renovation
The square has been in constant renovation, but on 10 June 2017 finalized its actual shape. Now the square is paved with multi-colored paving made with stones from different parts of the country. There are about 100 fountains, and behind the monument of Skenderbeg, there is a 30 m² green space with different species of trees. To help citizens who go for a walk or listen to a concert, there is an underground car park for 300 cars.
Awards
Skenderbeg Square has won the award “Best Public Space” for 2018 in a competition in Barcelona involving 280 projects evaluated by the international jury.
