Palace of Culture of Tirana
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The Palace of Culture of Tirana was built on the Pazari i Vjeter area of Tirana by request of the Communist Party of Albania
. The first stone of the building was symbolically put by Nikita Khrushchev
in 1959. The work was finished in 1963. The architecture is very similar to many communist era social buildings in Eastern Europe
. There have been virtually no renovations to the building since its construction. The Palace of Culture includes the National Library of Albania
and the National Theatre of Opera and Balet of Albania.
Communist Party of Albania
Communist Party of Albania may refer to:* Party of Labour of Albania * Communist Party of Albania * Communist Party of Albania 8 November...
. The first stone of the building was symbolically put by Nikita Khrushchev
Nikita Khrushchev
Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev led the Soviet Union during part of the Cold War. He served as First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964, and as Chairman of the Council of Ministers, or Premier, from 1958 to 1964...
in 1959. The work was finished in 1963. The architecture is very similar to many communist era social buildings in Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe is the eastern part of Europe. The term has widely disparate geopolitical, geographical, cultural and socioeconomic readings, which makes it highly context-dependent and even volatile, and there are "almost as many definitions of Eastern Europe as there are scholars of the region"...
. There have been virtually no renovations to the building since its construction. The Palace of Culture includes the National Library of Albania
National Library of Albania
The National Library of Albania is an Albanian national library headquartered in the capital, Tirana. It was founded in 1920 and inaugurated on December 10, 1922.- References :...
and the National Theatre of Opera and Balet of Albania.
See also
- Academy of Music and Arts of AlbaniaAcademy of Music and Arts of AlbaniaAlbanian University of Arts is the main institution that offers higher education in the arts in Albania.-Brief History:...
- National Theatre of Opera and Ballet of AlbaniaNational Theatre of Opera and Ballet of AlbaniaThe National Theatre of Opera and Ballet of Albania or TKOB is a theatre in Tirana, Albania.-History:The National Opera and Ballet Theatre was founded on November 29, 1953...
- National Gallery of Figurative Arts of AlbaniaNational Gallery of Figurative Arts of AlbaniaThe National Arts Gallery of Albania has a fund of over 4,000 works of art by Albanian and foreign authors, spanning seven centuries of Albanian cultural heritage.-See also:*Skanderbeg Museum*National Theatre of Opera and Ballet of Albania...