{"id":66969,"date":"2024-03-02T16:09:10","date_gmt":"2024-03-02T15:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=66969"},"modified":"2024-03-02T16:09:07","modified_gmt":"2024-03-02T15:09:07","slug":"what-does-the-skanderbeg-burial-memorial-in-lezhe-represent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/what-does-the-skanderbeg-burial-memorial-in-lezhe-represent\/","title":{"rendered":"What does the Skanderbeg Burial Memorial in Lezh\u00eb represent?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Skanderbeg Burial Memorial in Lezh\u00eb is a first-category cultural monument. As March 2 marks the celebration of the 580th<\/sup> anniversary of the League of Lezh\u00eb held in 1444, the memorial constitutes the main venue for the activities.<\/p>\n

Evoking structures with marble columns dedicated to other important figures worldwide, this memorial represents an object with numerous historical and architectural values \u200b\u200bfor Albania.<\/p>\n

It was completed in 1981.<\/p>\n

Located in a prominent space, the surface area of \u200b\u200bthe Memorial is about 225 square meters, including within it the ruins of the Cathedral of Saint Nicholas, on which it is built. Designed by sculptor Odhise Paskali and architect Latif Lazimi, this monument aptly represents the grandeur of Skanderbeg.<\/p>\n

On the marble plaque of the tomb, replicas of Skanderbeg\u2019s sword and scabbard are placed, taken from the originals preserved in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna. The walls of the Cathedral of Saint Nicholas, built in the 14th<\/sup> century, are decorated with 25 swords and the bronze shield of Skanderbeg, which depict the history of the hero\u2019s 25 main battles.<\/p>\n

Skanderbeg died on January 17, 1468, and was buried in this place, where he had founded the League of Lezh\u00eb, which united the Albanian principalities against the Ottoman invasion.<\/p>\n

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