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Dëshmorët e Kombit Boulevard

View of the Boulevard looking northward.
Interactive map of Dëshmorët e Kombit Boulevard
Type	PublicBoulevard
Length	1 km
Location	TiranaAlbania
From	Skanderbeg Square
To	Mother Teresa Square
Construction
Construction start	1939
Completion	1941

TheDëshmorët e Kombit Boulevard (English:Boulevard of the Martyrs of the Nation) is a major thoroughfare inTirana,Albania. It was initially designed byArmando Brasini in 1925. Brasini's master plan was later amended byFlorestano di Fausto, and in 1939 byGherardo Bosio following theItalian invasion of Albania.

The wide thoroughfare was initially named afterKing Zog,^[1] and after the 1939 invasion was renamedViale del Impero ("Avenue of the [Italian] Empire").^[2] In 1934 to 1935, a bridge was built over the boulevard byGjovalin Gjadri.^[3] During thecommunist era inAlbania, major parades regularly took place including onLiberation Day andInternational Workers' Day.

Many buildings are located along this boulevard, including thePresidential Palace, thePrime Minister's Office, the Palace of Congress, the Rogner Hotel and theUniversity of Tirana. The boulevard enters the city centre from the south and intersects withBajram Curri Boulevard near theRinia Park. It then becomes part ofSkanderbeg Square and continues north of the centre toZogu I Boulevard.

During communism in Albania and in the 1990s, the boulevard served as an important social landmark where locals practiced the nightly stroll, also known as xhiro from Italian giro.

The boulevard was immortalised byEdi Hila in a series of paintings titledMartyrs of the Nation Boulevard.^[4]

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  The view from the Pyramide
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  Old picture of Tirana's car-free main boulevard
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  View from the south end ofMother Teresa Square
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  ThePrime Minister's Office building
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  The street in 2022

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