Tomb of Kapllan Pasha Tyrbja e Kapllan Pashës | |
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Location | Rruga 28 Nëntori Tirana, Albania |
Coordinates | 41°19′40″N19°49′18″E / 41.32778°N 19.82167°E /41.32778; 19.82167 |
Built | 1817 |
Architect | Sulejman Bargjini[1] |
Designated | 1948 |
TheKapllan Pasha Tomb (Albanian:Tyrbja e Kapllan Pashës) is aMuslimTürbe built in 1817 in the center ofTirana,Albania.[2]The government of Albania declared it aCultural Monument of the first category in 1948.[3] Its 8 columns are made of carved stone, placed on an octagonal-shaped stone base, and capped with octagonal shape capitals. The former Ottoman ruler of Tirana was interned here in the 19th century, but his remains were later repatriated toIstanbul,Turkey.
It stood next to theSylejman Pasha Mosque, which was destroyed during World War II[4] and is not to be confused with theSuleyman Pasha Tomb. It was restored by the Municipality of Tirana in 1985.