Dutch studio MVRDV has begun construction on a mixed-use building in Tirana, Albania, which it has modelled on a bust of the country's prominent historical figure Gjergj Kastrioti.

Officially named Tirana's Rock, the tower will reach a maximum height of 85 m (278 ft) and take the overall form of a bust of Albania's national hero, Skanderbeg. SUBSCRIBE LOG IN ...

MVRDV has begun construction on Skanderbeg Building, officially known as Tirana’s Rock, a mixed-use project that is sculpted into the shape of Albania’s national hero. The building is wrapped ...

History abounds in the cities of Krujë – stronghold of the Albanian hero, Gjergj Kastrioti, commonly known as Skanderbeg, who led a rebellion against the Ottoman Empire in the 15th century – and Berat ...

[ speaking albanian ] >> [ speaking albanian ] >> eliza: we head up the hill to kruja castle, home of the skanderbeg museum dedicated to albania's revered national hero. IN THE 1400s, THE OTTOMANS ...

“Skanderbeg is hidden, and that is an insult to our national identity,” some argue. Article 14 of the Albanian Constitution recognizes Skanderbeg’s helmet as a constitutional symbol, while Article 10 ...

Skenderbeu (also spelled Skanderbeg in English), was the national hero of Albania for his fierce resistance to the expansion of the Ottoman Empire. According to Encyclopedia Britannica ...

In Kruje, a town north of the capital that is the site of a castle used in the 15th century by Skanderbeg, Albania’s national hero, Ismet Kaciu, a retired Bektashi teacher, said that he had not ...

MVRDV has begun construction on the Skanderbeg Building in Tirana, which references a bust of Albania's prominent historical figure Gjergj Kastrioti.