This is a comprehensive list of the most noteworthy and tallest buildings in
Albania
Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...
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Skyscrapers
List of buildings with a minimum height of .
Highrises
List of buildings with a height variance from up to .
General Urban Developments
List of buildings with a maximum height of .
Tirana
Durrës
Towers
Clock towers
Clock towers in Albania were typically situated in the most vibrant and noticeable areas of cities, such as marketplaces, near the main mosques, and occasionally even within castles. They were considered landmarks or reference points, in contrast to the neighborhood and the city as a whole. The construction of these important urban structures was driven by a growing demand from the civic society at the time.
Tower houses
The term "kulla" ( en,
tower
A tower is a tall Nonbuilding structure, structure, taller than it is wide, often by a significant factor. Towers are distinguished from guyed mast, masts by their lack of guy-wires and are therefore, along with tall buildings, self-supporting ...
) or "kullë e veçuar" (detached tower) refers to tall fortified buildings that performed various defensive functions.
Detached towers served as observation points for road or border control, for signal exchange; as fortified dwellings, as primary towers in fortified cities and castles; for the protection of monasteries and finally as temporary dwellings of landowners during the summer months or for observation during the collection of agricultural products.
The largest concentration of
kullas can be found in the historic region of
Mirditë
Mirditë ( sq-definite, Mirdita) is a municipality in Lezhë County, northwestern Albania. It was created in 2015 by the merger of the former municipalities Fan, Kaçinar, Kthellë, Orosh, Rrëshen, Rubik and Selitë. The seat of the municipa ...
, known as the epicenter of catholicism in the country. Mirdita was an important political center and its
bajrak
The ''bajrak'' (pronounced or , meaning "banner" or "flag") was an Ottoman territorial unit, consisting of villages in mountainous frontier regions of the Balkans, from which military recruitment was based. It was introduced in the late 17th c ...
s held considerable influence in the political affairs of pre-independent Albania.
Industrial towers
See also
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List of tallest structures in Albania
A partial list of the tallest architectural structures in Albania, containing all types of structures.
Hydropower dams
Radio masts
Industrial chimneys
References
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List of tallest buildings in Kosovo
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List of buildings with a height variance from up to .
General Urban Developments
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List of tallest buildings in the Balkans
This is a list of the tallest buildings in the Balkans. This list includes buildings in the Balkans with a height of 74m or at least 20 floors, including Slovenia and the European part of Turkey.
The highest building in the Balkans is Skyland Ä ...
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List of tallest buildings in Europe
This list of tallest buildings in Europe ranks skyscrapers in Europe by height exceeding 190 meters. For decades, only a few major cities, such as Frankfurt, Paris, London and Moscow contained skyscrapers. In recent years, however, construction ...
References
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Albania
Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...