Artists help Albania exorcise old dictator's home
The home of Albania's former paranoid dictator is welcoming young artists from around the world in the country's latest step ...
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Albania to build museum to citizens who saved Jews during Holocaust
The museum will be located in the historic House of Toptans building in downtown Tirana, which the ministry described as an example of “the best of 19th-century Albanian architecture.” ...
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Thousands of Albanians pay last respects to Orthodox Christian Archbishop Anastasios
He was 95. A somber mood prevailed as people massed in the streets around the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ in downtown Tirana. “Honoring the work of such a great personality means ...
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In Albania, a dictator’s home provides inspiration for the arts
Another is a pyramid in downtown Tirana once dedicated to Hoxha. Now, it is set to be a hub for the country’s burgeoning tech sector. Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, speaking at the opening ...
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Why are so many unusual skyscrapers being built in Tirana?
Tirana is becoming an unlikely hotspot for offbeat architecture as politicians court high-profile foreign architects to transform the Albanian capital into a "world city". Starr Charles reports ...
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Thousands of Albanians pay last respects to Orthodox Christian Archbishop Anastasios
He was 95. There was a somber mood as people massed in the streets around at the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ in downtown Tirana for Anastasios who led the church after he reestablished ...