Tirana's Rock, also known as the Skanderbeg Building, Tirana. The face is of Gjergj Kastrioti, commonly known as Skanderbeg, the Albanian warlord and military commander.›
Tirana's Rock

MVRDV

Exterior · Tirana, Albania

Photo: Tom Ackroyd · 2025-09-01 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Original 3456×5184

Tirana's Rock, also known as the Skanderbeg Building, Tirana. The face is of Gjergj Kastrioti, commonly known as Skanderbeg, the Albanian warlord and military commander.

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