Praying statue at Korce, Albania, shortly after crossing the border from North Macedonia, as we made our way to Berat, Albania. (May 16, 2019)
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The National Museum of Gjergi Kastindi Skanderberg at the Kruje Castle in Kruje, Albania. (May 18, 2019)
The National Ethnographic Museum by the Kruje Castle in Kruje, Albania, is located in a traditional house built around 1764 that belonged to the affluent Toptani family. The museum shows the level of luxury and self-sufficiency the household maintained by producing its own food, drink, leather and weapons.
The Kruja Castle, a historic citadel in Kruja, Albania, houses the National Museum of Gjergi Kastindi Skanderberg who is a national Albanian hero who led a rebellion against the Ottoman Empire in what is today Albania and North Macedonia. (May 18, 2019)
A concrete group sculpture of Skanderberg and the people at the entryway of the National Museum of Gjergi Kastindi Skanderberg at the Kruje Castle in Kruje, Albania. Kruje was the center of the Albanian resistance against the Ottomans in the 15th century and the museum was built in 1982. Skanderbeg, a national hero, was an Albanian nobleman and military commander who led a rebellion against the Ottoman Empire in what is today Albania and North Macedonia. (May 18, 2019)
A close-up of the statue of Gjergi Kastindi Skanderberg at the National Museum of Gjergi Kastindi Skanderberg at Kruje Castle in Kruje, Albania. Skanderbeg, a national hero, was an Albanian nobleman and military commander who led a rebellion against the Ottoman Empire in what is today Albania and North Macedonia. (May 18, 2019)
The National Ethnographic Museum by the Kruje Castle in Kruje, Albania, is located in a traditional house built around 1764 with rooms furnished in the original way. This is the women’s room which includes a collection of specially-made items that a young woman preserves for her future marriage – often including sheets, table covers, ornaments, and other items. The walls are lined with original frescoes from 1764. (May 18, 2019)
The National Ethnographic Museum by the Kruje Castle in Kruje, Albania, is located in a traditional house built around 1764. This loom is for the production of cotton fabrics. (May 18, 2019)
The National Ethnographic Museum by the Kruje Castle in Kruje, Albania, is located in a traditional house built around 1764. This shows part of the kitchen with its various utensils. (May 18, 2019)
Inside the National Museum of Gjergi Kastindi Skanderberg at the Kruje Castle in Kruje, Albania is this mural, “The Assembly of Lezha.” This part of the large mural shows when Skanderbeg brings together all Albanian princess for the assembly at Lezha. The League of
was a military alliance of Albanian feudal lords forged in Lezhe on 2 March 1444, with Skanderbeg as leader of the regional Albanian and Serbian chieftains united against the Ottoman Empire. (May 18, 2019)
This fresh, the “Assembly of Lezha” at the Museum of was created by artist Bashkim Ahmet depicting three different events.
A hall with various murals commemorating Skanderbeg atthe National Museum of Gjergi Kastindi Skanderberg at the Kruje Castle in Kruje, Albania. (May 18, 2019)
This large mural inside the National Museum of Gjergi Kastindi Skanderberg at the Kruje Castle in Kruje, Albania, depicts both the most important battles led by Skanderbeg and his death. (May 18, 2019)
The National Museum of Gjergi Kastindi Skanderberg at the Kruje Castle in Kruje, Albania. (May 18, 2019)
The Museum was built in the early 1980s, inside the Kruje Castle walls, by architects Pranvera Masha and Pirro Vaso. The museum contains a number of original bibliography, documents, objects and authentic reproductions that represent the history of Albanian people in the 15th century. (May 18, 2019)
Inside the Dollma Teqe, a temple and a place of worship for the Bektashi branch of the Islamic Sufi built in 1789 and is located on the edge of the Kruje Castle in Kruje, Albania. (May 18, 2019)
A tomb inside the Dollma Teqe, a temple and a place of worship for the Bektashi branch of the Islamic Sufi built in 1789 and is located on the edge of the Kruje Castle in Kruje, Albania. (May 18, 2019)
the Dollma Teqe, Bektashi Temple, Islamic Sufi Order-