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Friday, June 16, 2023

Albania's colourful buildings in orange, red and yellow, thanks to PM Edi Rama

House in red and yellow in colourful Albania.

Public buildings, shopping malls, and private housing buildings are decorated in colours, especially the national flag colour of red or orange and black or yellow. 

Flag of Albania with the double headed eagle.

For 11 years, I was mayor of Tirana, our capital. We faced many challenges. Art was part of the answer, and my name, in the very beginning, was linked with two things: demolition of illegal constructions in order to get public space back, and use of colors in order to revive the hope that had been lost in my city. Edi Rama
Read more at https://www.brainyquote.com/nationality/quotes-by-albanian-authors


Colourful buildings in Tirana, capital of Albania Photo from Wikipedia article on Edi Rama.



Colourful buildings in the riverbank city of Fier, Albania. Photo by Angela Lansbury.

The name Fier could come from the Albanian for fern (or the Italian for fair). Fier is on the M2 motorway.

Green house in Albania
Green house in Albania. Photo by Angela Lansbury.

Vlore, SW coast of Albania. Green sculpture on roundabout.




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