Dimas Sequeira's photos
GAZ 69, next to the nuclear bunker.
Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure.
Nuclear bunker.
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Located for decades at Rruga Sermedin Said Toptani, Tirana, it is open to visitors and has exhibitions inside.
4 Ever Green Tower and orthodox cathedral.
Remains of the Justinian Walls.
Vespa on a terrace.
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Advertising CioccolatItaliani, with the same logo displayed on the backrest of the chairs on the terrace.
The location is on the former historic centre of Tirana, almost totally demolished under the rules of the dictator Enver Hoxha. Bars, restaurants, cafés, shops and a hotel occupy that area.
Statue of Mother Teresa.
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At Bulevardi Zhan d'Ark, Tirana. Born in 1910 in the Ottoman Empire, at Skopje (now the capital of North Macedonia), ethnically Albanian, Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu became a nun, world wide known as Mother Teresa. She died at Calcutta, India, in 1997. The statue was installed in 2010, thus celebrating the 100th anniversary of Mother Teresa.
Saint Paul Cathedral (catholic).
Lana River.
Tirana Pyramid (1988).
Bezistan Turkish Baths.
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At Rruga Janaq Kilica, Elbasan.
These old baths are now private property, belonging to a soft drinks bar, which uses part of the building. They show the rest of the bulding to visitors. Nevertheless, no rooms are restored.
Bezistan Turkish Baths.
Cool drink.
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On a hot afternoon, I tried this local drink: very tasty and refreshing. Asking about its ingredients, I learnt it takes milk, mashed cooked corn, vanilla, ground ice and a bit of sugar. I liked it, and it quenched my thirst. It was served in a soft drinks bar, at Rruga Janaq Kilica, Elbasan. The bar was during many centuries a baths building - Hamam i vietër.
Foot path wiht a roof.
Statue of the Violinist.
Ballie Mosque (2023).
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Architectural details inside the mosque, at Bulevardi Aqif Pasha, Elbasan.
Initially we thought the attempt of visiting the mosque would be usuccessful, as it was a friday within Ramadan. However, as it wasn't one of the daily periods of prayer,
the imam invited us in and, in a friendly and welcoming mood, showed us the interior of the mosque and provided us some informations, translated by our guide.
Ballie Mosque (2023).
Clock Tower.
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It stands inside the walls of Elbasan Fort (15th century), at Bulevardi Aqif Pasha. Elbasan is the 3rd city of Albania in population and is located in the centre of the country, southeast of Tirana.
