Kristina Koljaka
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Kristina Koljaka is an Albania
n sculptor and one of the first women to achieve success in sculpture in Albania. She has created many notable works, notably the Statue of Lenin in central Tirana
, erected in 1954.
She studied at the Arts Lyceum from 1930-34 and at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Rome from 1938-41.
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...
n sculptor and one of the first women to achieve success in sculpture in Albania. She has created many notable works, notably the Statue of Lenin in central 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...
, erected in 1954.
She studied at the Arts Lyceum from 1930-34 and at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Rome from 1938-41.