Gjirokastër Obelisk
Monument in Albania
40°4′28″N 20°8′17″E / 40.07444°N 20.13806°E / 40.07444; 20.13806
Gjirokastër Obelisk or Mëmëdheu ABC is an obelisk monument in Gjirokastër, Albania. The obelisk is located near the first Albanian school to be opened in the town in 1908 and is a symbol for education in Albania.[1] The authors of the obelisk are Muntaz Dhrami, Ksenofon Kostaqi, Stefan Papamihali. The three of them is given the prize "Honour of the City of Gjirokaster" in 2008 from the Municipality of Gjirokastër for their artistic work for the city.
References
- ^ Monuments, Gjirokastra Conservation and Development Organization
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Gjirokastër
- Gjirokastër Castle
- Artisan Handicrafts Centre
- Ethnographic Museum
- National Museum of Arms
- Seven Fountains and Hamam
- Skënduli House
- Gjirokastër Obelisk
- Çerçiz Topulli Square
- Zekate House
- Subi Bakiri Stadium
- Ali Pasha Bridge
- Old Bazaar
- Bazaar Mosque
- Dhuvjan Monastery
- Holy Transfiguration Church
- Meçite Mosque
- Tekke of Melan
- Teqe Mosque
- National Folklore Festival
- Iso-Polifonia
- Laiko Vima
- Luftëtari Gjirokastër