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Clock Tower
Behind the mosque is the tall clock tower, which you can climb and use to get your bearings. Indeed, it's quite peaceful up there watching the square and its colourful Ferris wheel entertain the tiny Tiranans.
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Et'hem Bey Mosque
The exquisite 18th-century Et'hem Bey Mosque escaped destruction during the battle for the liberation of the city near the end of WWII, and went on to survive the state's atheism campaign due to its sheer beauty. Take off your shoes and look inside at the beautifully painted dome of this once-again functioning mosque.
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Pyramid
The Pyramid - also known as the former Enver Hoxha Museum (1988) - was designed by Hoxha's daughter and son-in-law. In a hilarious twist of fate the building with its sloping white-marble and glass walls and which once housed a grandiose statue of the ruler, is now home to a disco called the Mummy.
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Sheshi Skënderbej
Sheshi Skënderbej is the bustling heart of the city. Until it was pulled down by the angry mob on 20 February 1991 a 10m-high gold-leaf-covered statue of Enver Hoxha stood here, watching over a mainly carless square. Now only the equestrian statue of Skanderbeg remains, deaf to the cacophony of screeching horns, as cars four lanes deep try to shove their way through the battlefield below.
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Statue of the Unknown Partisan
The socialist-realist Statue of the Unknown Partisan seems to be aiming his weapons at the Parliament building (1924) down the road. At the foot of the statue day-labourers wait for work, some with their own jackhammers - a fitting image of the precarious position of the postcommunist Albanian worker.
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Tirana University
In the forecourt of Tirana University, which abuts the boulevard, is a lovely statue of Mother Teresa with arms outstretched as if to give you a big hug.
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