By the end of 1944 the communists had established control over Albania, and the following year Nexhmije married Enver Hoxha, who was to rule Albania until his death in 1985.

On the Tirana Free Walking Tour (tourtirana.com) led by our informative and charming young guide, Aurora, we take in Skanderbeg Square, the Et’hem Bey Mosque, Enver Hoxha Pyramid, the Mother ...

Climb over the Enver Hoxha pyramid (with its 115 steps) for a view of the city, particularly at sunset (Picture: Getty Images) One disappointing aspect of Tirana was its untidiness, sadly.

A pyramid in downtown Tirana once dedicated to Hoxha is now set to be a hub for the country's burgeoning tech sector. Prime Minister Edi Rama - an artist himself - insisted on the symbolic value ...

In 2023 the Pyramid of Tirana, once a museum dedicated to Hoxha, reopened as a Youth IT centre. The idea for the Vila 31 artist residency was born in 2021 when Art Explora founder, Frédéric Jousset, ...

In the heart of Albania’s capital city, a new kind of cultural hub is now open and accessible to the public. The Pyramid of Tirana, originally built as a museum dedicated to the communist dictator ...

In Albania's capital Tirana, the villa of former dictator Enver Hoxha is set to welcome artists from around the world. PHOTO: AFP UPDATED Feb 21, 2025, 05:32 PM ...

It helped transform the home of former communist leader Enver Hoxha in Tirana ... A pyramid in downtown Tirana once dedicated to Hoxha is now set to be a hub for the country's burgeoning tech sector.

Butrint isn't the only part of Albania that has experienced a restoration. In the nation's capital, Tirana, located 278km (173 miles) to the north, many Hoxha-era monuments have been torn down to ...

However, 40 years after the death of communist dictator Enver Hoxha, Albania is, in ... Similarly the towering Pyramid of Tirana has been transformed from a museum dedicated to Hoxha into a park ...

The exhibition is housed in a brutalist pyramid in the capital Tirana that was once dedicated to former dictator Enver Hoxha. In recent years, ...