Dëshmorët e Kombit Boulevard (Martyrs of the Nation Boulevard) is a major boulevard of Tirana

Tirana

Tirana is the capital and the largest city of Albania. Modern Tirana was founded as an Ottoman town in 1614 by Sulejman Bargjini, a local ruler from Mullet, although the area has been continuously inhabited since antiquity. Tirana became Albania's capital city in 1920 and has a population of over...

, Albania

Albania

Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...

, built by Italian

Italy

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 architects. Formerly, it was called Bulevardi Mussolini

Benito Mussolini

Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini was an Italian politician who led the National Fascist Party and is credited with being one of the key figures in the creation of Fascism....

. In 1934-35, a bridge was built over the boulevard by Gjovalin Gjadri

Gjovalin Gjadri

Gjovalin Gjadri was an Albanian engineer, academic, and builder, born in Shkodër. Among his works are the bridge on Dëshmorët e Kombit Boulevard in Tirana and the arch bridge of Mat , near Milot, Albania.-See also:...

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Many important buildings are located along this boulevard, including several universities and administrative buildings and banks (such as Alpha Credit Bank). The Rogner Hotel is also located on the boulevard. The boulevard enters the city centre from the south and intersects with Bajram Curri Boulevard

Bajram Curri Boulevard

Bajram Curri Boulevard is a major boulevard of Tirana, Albania. It runs in a west-east direction and crosses the city centre south of the central Skanderbeg Square. At Rinia Park it interects with Dëshmorët e Kombit Boulevard just south of the square. Towards the east it branches off into Ali Demi...

 near Rinia Park

Rinia Park

Rinia Park is the central public park of Tirana, Albania, built in 1950 during the socialist system of government, covers an area of 29.81 hectares....

. It then becomes part of Skanderbeg Square

Skanderbeg Square

Skanderbeg Square is a the main plaza of Tirana, Albania named in 1968 after the Albanian national hero Skanderbeg. A Skanderbeg Monument can be found in the plaza.-History:...

 and then continues north of the centre as Zogu I Boulevard

Zogu I Boulevard

Zogu I Boulevard or Boulevard Zog I is a major boulevard of Tirana, Albania, named after Zogu I. It runs in a northerly direction from the central Skanderbeg Square. South of the square the road becomes Dëshmorët e Kombit Boulevard, running south....

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