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Memorial Landscape, Memory, Identity, Icon, Urban Development

Ambiguous memorial landscapes in post-socialist societies. The case of Tirana’s Pyramid

Eranda Janku
2018

Abstract

Memorial Landscape, Memory, Identity, Icon, Urban Development
2018
978-9928-4459-6-4
In Tirana, the so-called Pyramid is a memorial landscape that was meant to commemorate the former socialist leader Enver Hoxha. In was opened in 1988, 3 years after the death of Hoxha. The Pyramid’s function ceased in 1991 with the change of system. The Pyramid has become a landmark building in Tirana, and has been recurrently discussed, but never refunctioned. It is in decay. This paper explores the Pyramid since 1991. Theoretically, the Pyramid is approached as a text and as an arena. The study shows that it is arduous to generate clear answers on the survival of the Pyramid, it has been subject to a series of complex, overlapping discourses around architecture and urban design, politics, history, memory and identity. In two surveys, on the street and online, 283 people gave their opinions on the Pyramid. A clear majority indicated that their attachment to the Pyramid is not very strong but did express opinions in favour of redevelopment of the Pyramid. The paper concludes with pointers for adding elements of memorial landscape to the development of the Pyramid.
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