The triangular tower of Dyrrachium: a “lost” place
600 meters south from the stadium of Durres, down a big and abandoned apartment, there is located an...
The Albanians of Maine: the foundation of the first mosque in the United States
Introduction Back 107 years ago, an Albanian community used to live and work popularly in Maine, an ...
The “Communist” Relics: Keep or remove them?
Introduction Albania used to be one of the isolated countries in the world. From 1967-1986, 170 thousand of bunkers were constructed in all over Albania, and in every corner of street there would be seen memorials from World War II and past stories. It has been already one of the main topics that has been … Lexo Artikullin
The eradication of Dyrrachium: Past or Future?!
A brief introduction Nowadays, Durres is a known city and seaport in Western Balkans, fulfilled with history and tourism. But, since its foundation, it had changes in urban planimetry. The past earthquakes, such as the last one happened on 26 November 2019, convinced some people to not live in big apartments, that were buil...
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The mosaic of Orpheus: A unique place closed in underground
Durres is a unique city, with a lot of mosaics. Some known mosaics that we mention are “The Beauty of Durres”, that is located in the National Historical Museum in Tirana, the mosaic with Hippocampus and near the Palace of Sports “Ramazan Njala”. In the heart of the ninth district, in...
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