The reconstruction work around the Square is continuing with the sunken garden area immediately behind the statue of the man himself currently being redeveloped.
I was watching Top Channel last night, first the news, then Fiks Fare. According to them Tirana's citizens now have a choice not only between Rama and Olldashi, but also between Rama and Rama. A minor right-wing faction, Parti 'Balli Kombetar' , submitted papers to the election authorities registering their candidate, Akile Rama. The people on Fiks Fare got hold of the papers and sent a reporter and camera team to the address listed for Mr A Rama. After much ringing of the bell the gate was reluctantly opened by a middle-aged woman who refused to speak to the reporter and tried to close the gate on her. Back in the studio Saimiri and Doctori - the two presenters of Fiks Fare - revealed that Mr Akile Rama was 73 years old, in hospital, and did not know he was now a candidate for mayor. They also compared two documents - the papers submitted on his behalf, and a genuine document he had signed. The signatures were not even remotely similar. There was an interview with the lea...
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Skanderbeg is getting a make-over I guess.
Good stuff
I paid attention to this section on the arch-studio model and could not understand if they were going to be at the the same ground level as Skanderbeg. They kept Skanderbeg as a focal point, seen from the blvd on the opposite side. The green areas will be nice background
Thanks for the photos.
Regarding the overall development of the square, it would be a shame if it were to be reduced as much as you suggest.
At the same time, the empty space in the middle is just that - an empty space. It doesn't have any function right now and something needs to be done with it.
My suggestion: ban all vehicles from the square; put in cycle lanes and a tram line where the roads now run; plant and landscape the rest.
Make it a focal point for the city that works for people, not cars.