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Tirana

Albania's chaotic and dusty capital city, now significantly brightened by the technicolor architectural paint job courtesy of Mayor Edi Rama.
Bulevardi Gjergj Fishta
Bulevardi Gjergj Fishta		 Painted housing blocks along the Lana River
Painted housing blocks along the Lana River		 View down the tree-lined Lana canal
View down the tree-lined Lana canal		 Graffitied sculpture and Pyramid
Graffitied sculpture and Pyramid
Socialist-realist mural on the PM's Residence
Socialist-realist mural on the PM's Residence		 Getting some free water on a hot summer's day
Getting some free water on a hot summer's day		 Prime Minister's Residence
Prime Minister's Residence		 View down the north side of the Lana River
View down the north side of the Lana River
Taivan Kompleksi and fountain
Taivan Kompleksi and fountain		 Tirana apartment
Tirana apartment		 Old men resting in the shade in Parku Rinia
Old men resting in the shade in Parku Rinia		 Sheshi Skėnderbej
Sheshi Skėnderbej
Italianate buildings off Skanderbeg Square
Italianate buildings off Skanderbeg Square		 Statue of Skanderbeg on Sheshi Skėnderbej
Statue of Skanderbeg on Sheshi Skėnderbej		 Et'hem Bey Mosque and Clock Tower
Et'hem Bey Mosque and Clock Tower		 Wall detail on the Et'hem Bey Mosque
Wall detail on the Et'hem Bey Mosque
National Museum of History
National Museum of History		 Tirana International Hotel (former Hotel Tirana)
Tirana International Hotel (former Hotel Tirana)		 Traffic and bright colors on Bulevardi Zogu I
Traffic and bright colors on Bulevardi Zogu I		 Tirana International Hotel and Palace of Culture
Tirana International Hotel and Palace of Culture
Albanian flag and Tirana International Hotel
Albanian flag and Tirana International Hotel		 Tirana traffic on Blvd Zogu I
Tirana traffic on Blvd Zogu I		 Pedaling across Skanderbeg Square
Pedaling across Skanderbeg Square		 Apartment block along Blvd Zogu I
Apartment block along Blvd Zogu I
Socialist-era image on the National History Museum
Socialist-era image on the National History Museum		 Decaying old house in a central backstreet
Decaying old house in a central backstreet		 Green approach to the National History Museum
Green approach to the National History Museum		 Merging into traffic, Skanderbeg Square
Merging into traffic, Skanderbeg Square
Four-wheeled fun on Sheshi Skėnderbej
Four-wheeled fun on Sheshi Skėnderbej		 Italianate Art Deco
Italianate Art Deco		 Woman with parasol in central Tirana
Woman with parasol in central Tirana		 Repainted villa on Rr. Punėtorėt e Rilindjes
Repainted villa on Rr. Punėtorėt e Rilindjes
Tanner's Bridge
Tanner's Bridge		 Footbridge over the Lana and nearby blocks
Footbridge over the Lana and nearby blocks		 Mishmash of colors in Blloku
Mishmash of colors in Blloku		 Pyramid with welcome sign for President Bush
Pyramid with welcome sign for President Bush
Artistic expression off Zogu i Zi
Artistic expression off Zogu i Zi		 Government building on Rr. Durrėsi
Government building on Rr. Durrėsi		 Bust of KLA Commander Adem Jashari
Bust of KLA Commander Adem Jashari		 Towering apartment blocks along the Lana River
Towering apartment blocks along the Lana River
Old villa on Rr. Durrėsi
Old villa on Rr. Durrėsi		 Apartment on the northern edge of Blloku
Apartment on the northern edge of Blloku		 Front of the Et'ham Bey Mosque
Front of the Et'ham Bey Mosque		 Brightly colored apartment tower, Blloku
Brightly colored apartment tower, Blloku

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Ed Barna30-May-2011 03:42
Wouldn't it be wonderful if North Korea could explode with color after the end of the dictatorship there? Tirana should have a sister city relationship with South Miami Beach and its Art Deco District.
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