Pallati i Brigadave

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Facade with main entrance

As Pallati I Brigadave [ paɫati i bɾiɡadavɛ ] ( Albanian for "Brigade Palace") is a palace in the Great Park in the southeast of the Albanian capital Tirana called. The building was intended to serve as the residence for the Albanian royal family of Ahmet Zogu . Today it is the residence of the President , who receives state visits and organizes other government ceremonies. In 2004 the building was declared a cultural monument.

history

background

The noble family of the Zogu (also called Zogollari ) originally came from the northern Albanian region of Mat . The family's lands were there. After Ahmet Zogu had himself crowned King of Albania in 1928, he lacked a suitable residence . In addition to his residence in Tirana, he had houses in several places in the country, such as a villa in Durrës, completed in 1927, enthroned on a hill above the city.

Established 1937–1941

The residence in Tirana was called a palace, "but in reality it was little more than a very large villa" ( Gwen Robyns ). Therefore, in 1936, planning began for a new royal palace in the capital. The construction was financed from the personal assets of the royal family. Finally, in 1937, construction began near the tomb of Sadije Toptani , the king's mother.

However, the royal family was never able to settle in the palace. When Albania was occupied by the Italian fascists in April 1939 , Zogu and his family fled Albania on April 7th. He never returned until his death. The construction work was finished by the Italians.

Use since the Second World War

The communists under Enver Hoxha , who came to power after World War II , used the palace for state visits and ceremonies. Since the Italians maintained the headquarters of their army in Albania during the World War, the name Pallati i Brigadave , which is still used today, arose from the Italian brigades .

Since 1992 the official name is Pallati Presidencial (Presidential Palace) . The President uses it as a residence. State visits and similar ceremonies are still held here. The Pallati i Brigadave has been protected as a historical ensemble and promoted zone since 2004 .

architecture

The Italians Florestano Di Fausto , Giulio Bertè and Gherardo Bosio were among the designers of the royal palace and park. The architects had also designed many other buildings in Tirana - including the ensemble on Skanderbeg Square - and thus decisively shaped the image of the city until today. Di Fausto had drafted an initial development plan. Bertè finally implemented Bosio's plans.

The basic dimensions are around 35 by 45 meters. The park is connected to the southwest of the palace. The whole area is surrounded by the forest of the Great Park . In 2012 the mausoleum of the Albanian royal family was built as a replica of Sadije Toptani's tomb in the park. An access road connects the palace with the Rruga e Elbasanit , which leads from Tirana to Elbasan . A chapel was built for Queen Geraldine in the garden, which, unlike many other places of worship, was not destroyed by the communists. In the southern part of the site there is also a landing pad for helicopters.

The Pallati i Brigadave is a building in the rationalist architectural style .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Lista e Monumenteve - Rrethi i Tiranës. (PDF) No. 37. Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Albania, p. 3 , accessed on July 2, 2016 (Albanian).
  2. ↑ a b c Rezidencat Mbretërore. Official homepage of the descendants of the royal family, accessed on November 17, 2012 (Albanian).
  3. ^ Gwen Robyns: Geraldine of the Albanians: The Authorized Biography . Muller, Blond & White, London 1987, ISBN 0-584-11133-9 , pp. 34 .
  4. ↑ a b c Oliverta Lila: Te hapet Pallati i Brigadave. Shqiperia.com, June 2012, accessed November 17, 2012 (Albanian).
  5. ↑ a b c Të njohim Tiranën turistike Pallati Presidencial (Pallati i Brigadave). Numernje.com, November 10, 2012, accessed November 17, 2012 (Albanian).
  6. ↑ Besar Likmeta: Albania's Exiled Monarch Laid to Rest in Tirana. More than fifty years after his death in France, Albania's former monarch, King Zog I, was laid to rest in Tirana on Saturday in a ceremony attended by political leaders and thousands of people. Balkan Insight , November 19, 2012, accessed November 19, 2012 .
  7. ^ Armand Vokshi: Tracce dell'architettura italiana in Albania 1925–1943 . DNA Editrice, Firenze 2014, ISBN 978-88-903947-4-4 , pp. 196 .
  8. ↑ Top Channel Albania: Një Kishë në Pallatin e Ahmet Zogut on YouTube , October 20, 2019, accessed on October 21, 2019.

Coordinates: 41 ° 18 ′ 41.9 ″  N , 19 ° 50 ′ 1.1 ″  E