Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #4 in Tirana, Albania

The Pyramid of Tirana is a structure and former museum located in Tirana, the capital of Albania. It opened as a museum in 1988 and became a conference center in 1991 following the collapse of Communism. During the 1999 Kosovo War, the building was used as a NATO base. In 2018, a new project was unveiled that would turn the pyramid into a youth IT center for Creative Technologies with a focus on computer programming, robotics, and start ups under the name of TUMO Center Tirana. The renovated structure, transformed by MVRDV, was opened to the public in May 2023.

Wikipedia: Pyramid of Tirana (EN), Website

Rinia Park is the central public park of Tirana, Albania. Built in 1950 during the communist era, it covers an area of 2.98 hectares.

Wikipedia: Rinia Park (EN)

The Museum of Secret Surveillance, also known as House of Leaves is a historical museum in Tirana, Albania. It opened on 23 May 2017 in the building that served as the Sigurimi's headquarters during the communist era.

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The National Puppet Theatre in Tirana was created in 1950 by a professional troupe and performed 500 performances every year, all over the country. Performances of the National Children's Theatre are used with wire puppets, puppeteers, masks, shadow theatres and pantomime, as well as performances with actors.

Wikipedia: Teatri_Kombëtar_i_Fëmijëve (SQ), Website

Bunk'Art 2, located near the Ministry of Interior in Tirana, Albania, is a museum dedicated to the Cold War period in Albania.

Wikipedia: Bunk'Art_2 (FR), Website

The apartment of the former Toptanas is a monument of cultural heritage in the district of Tirana, in the district of Tirana, Albania. This monument is approved with the number "6 on 15.01.1963".

Wikipedia: Banesa e Ish Toptanasve (SQ)

Fortress of Justinian or simply known as Tirana Castle is a castle in Tirana, Albania. Its history dates back before 1300 and is a remnant from the Byzantine-era. The fortress is the place where the main east–west and north–south roads crossed, and formed the heart of Tirana. The current fortification has three known towers and it is undergoing a process of restoration, for touristic purposes. Inside the fortified walls of the former fortress, there are many buildings that can be visited, including restaurants, hotels, and cultural institutions.

Wikipedia: Fortress of Justinian (EN)

The Namazgah Mosque or the Great Mosque of Tirana, is the largest mosque in the Balkans, located in Tirana, Albania.

Wikipedia: Namazgah Mosque (EN)

The Tanners' Mosque is a historic mosque located near the Tanners' Bridge in Tirana, capital of Albania. Built in the neighborhood of the handicraft-trade Tanners' guild around the seventeenth century in the Ottoman Empire, it was damaged by a lightning shot but continues to function thanks to improvements made by the family Resmja which even today continues to care for.

Wikipedia: Tanners' Mosque (EN)

Natural Sciences Museum "Sabiha Kasimati" is a natural science museum in Tirana, Albania.

Wikipedia: Natural Sciences Museum Sabiha Kasimati (EN), Website