Is the new Tirana pyramid erasing Albania's communist past? | Focus on Europe 

Miniscript on cig paper inside a dictionary to hide from oppressive authority? This man is a badass!

The people of Terana and Durres were good to me. Make that pyramid yours my Albanian friends

Albanian guy complains Hoxha's tyranny is being erased. Architect comes out with usual vacuous arty bs about steps representing the 'conquering of communism' and points to a bit of rough painted wall.

Albania is the most beautiful country in europe, the nature is amazing

Beautiful city.

The will of a humans being is amazing,

It is unfortunate that the past in Albania is systemically being glossed over or packaged in tourist-friendly feel-good anecdotes, see the pyramid here or the couple of bunker museums, which mainly portray objects taken out of context or that remain episodic. A real engagement with the era of socialism and its consequences in the social, political and economical life doesn't exist: a real danger as the present government is not far from repeating similar undemocratic patterns and the opposing voice are either dissolved through inner squabbles (the opposition) or forced into silence (civic initiatives). West pop-journalism isn't exactly interested in a deeper delving of this complex issues either, but prefers rather to stay on the surface of things and the surface surely is shiny and pretty.

Pyramide was also used by the national channel "top channel" until 2021 along with its radio station

I climbed the pyramid years ago when it was totally dilapidated and covered in graffiti. It was still a cool experience but I'm so glad they made it something to be proud of. I love Albania. One of my favorite places in the world.

It was supposed to be like a Pharoah's pyramid, even his body (the dictator's) was kept there for a couple weeks, if Im not mistaken. It's always served other purposes since the 90s. This is just another phase it's going through.

A lot of comments have gone off track. Started with the pyramid of Tirana and ended in Armenia somehow. Funny people

Reminds me of temples used for human sacrifice.

I don’t see the renovation of the Pyramid as an erasure of the past. The material and spoken heritage of Communism is presently visible all over the country. Countless documentaries, reports, testimonies add to that too. The National Museum of Albania which will soon start renovation will have an entire pavilion on the atrocities of the regime. Nobody will ever forget the original purpose of the Pyramid or that it was the ugliest building in Tirana for about 30 years. The Albanian government in early 2010s even wanted to demolish it. What we need to do is deal properly with the crimes of Communism by opening the old files and coming to terms with it. The Pyramid is fine.

me albania be careful 👐🇦🇱💪

How can it show the past, there's no visible signs, do I have to study the structure or be an architect to understand what they have in mind. Lubonja is right, just shows off and yeah you see a couple of people doing so, doesn't mean they all are aware of what has happened.

Lubonja is right about the whitewashing of the past.

I don’t know some says he was bad some says we need him because he was feared from enemies srbs grece also grece people Stil have nightmares about him if enemies fear him that’s mean Enver hoxha was good leader

... what is wrong with video games? Ever played "Beholder" or "Papers, Please"?

Seems like they could have prominent historical displays inside the main lobby which explain to anyone entering about the old building and its function within the dictatorships. These could be reinforced posterboard on metal stands. Remembering history doesn't have to be expensive or get in the way of all the education that is going on about tech in the rest of the rooms.

While in reality most albanian miss those days lol Most of 40/50 and older actually miss him even though they would never admit it...but when they don't like the government they say oh hoxha where are you please come back to life

ENVER HOXHA LIVES! SALUTES FROM URUGUAY

... Should we care if it does?

i love how youtube recommends me VICE TV Trafficing Coke in albania as next video

Stop dubbing.

Hello to all my Illyrian-Albanians. Commenters of Slavic origin are not allowed. Thank you 👏 👇

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Wasting money destroying/reforming monuments is just as bad as wasting money building it.

No view unfortunately only leg pain im Albanian women

Forgetting that Tumo is an Armenia based organization named after Tumanyan park in Yerevan. Even this cultural soft power in Tirana didnt change anything when Albania made the worst statement during a UN resolution hearing about the 10 month humanitarian blockade in Artsakh right before Azerbaijan attacked and cleansed 100K Armenians from their homeland. A sad complicity.

the legend says… that the Tirana pyramid was built solely by all of the UK roadmen coke traffickers who got deported back to Albania. it is a monument to London.

*ME ALBANIA BE CAREFUL*

NOT MUCH OF A VIEW.. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER AS THE BASE FOR A SPIRE LIKE AN OBLESK..DUTCH ARCHITECT? YIKES !

All Albanias are working abroad.. there is nothing there thanks to capitalism now.

damn.... none of them are covered. why must they cover when they come into civilized world?

COMUNIST ALBANIA WAS BETTER....WAS LIKE SWITZERLAND FOR SOME THINGS ....

No we are democracy and the SAFEST COUNTRY IN THE EUROPE,