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Historic site in Vlorë, Albania
Independence Monument
Monumenti i Pavarësisë
LocationSheshi i Flamurit
Vlorë, Albania
Coordinates40°28′14″N 19°29′25″E / 40.47056°N 19.49028°E / 40.47056; 19.49028
Height17 metres (55.7 feet)
SculptorMuntaz Dhrami, Kristaq Rama

The Monument of Independence is a monument in Vlorë, Albania, dedicated to the Albanian Declaration of Independence and worked by Albanian sculptors, Muntaz Dhrami and Kristaq Rama. It is found in the Flag's Plaza, near the building where the first Albanian government worked in 1913.

In the center of the monument is the sculpture of Ismail Kemal, the leader of the Albanian national movement and founder of Independent Albania.

References

  1. ^ Garwood, Duncan (2009). Mediterranean Europe. Lonely Planet. p. 61. ISBN 9781741048568. Retrieved 2011-01-15.

External links

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