Rinia-Park

The Rinia Park (Albanian Parku Rinia to German Youth Park ) is a city park in the center of Tirana, the Albanian capital. It was established during the socialist era in 1950 and has an area of ​​29.81 hectares. The park extends over a length of 197 meters from the road Myslym Shyri to Boulevard Gjergj Fishta and 147 meters wide between the street Ibrahim Rugova and the Boulevard Deshmoret e Kombit.

Location

The Rinia Park is located 200 meters south of the Scanderbeg square, the side of the main thoroughfare of the city, the Boulevard Deshmoret e Kombit ( martyr of the people). On the other side are left tabloid the National Art Gallery and the right is the (now empty ) Hotel DAJTI. North of the park adjacent Rinia are also some administrative building of the Albanian government.

In the south of the park is separated by the Boulevard Gjergj Fishta from Stadtflüsschen Lana.

History

As part of a larger urban development program after the Second World War, the Rinia Park was built in 1950. At the beginning it was a small family park, where the inhabitants of Tirana could bring their children to play.

After the fall of the dictatorship in 1991, the green area was like many others used in Tirana for illegal buildings whose construction was made possible mostly by bribing the urban authorities. The majority of these objects were kiosks, bars and restaurants. She quickly became infamous tribe of local drug lords, drug dealers and other shady businessmen.

Following the appointment of Edi Rama as mayor of Tirana in 2000, all of these illegal buildings were demolished, and the park was created. A total of 130 properties were demolished and 45,000 cubic meters of waste removed.

Culture

Today, the park between young and old is widely used. During the south-eastern part is mainly planted with trees and is used by the elderly to stay, the north-eastern area with the wide green lawn is a popular venue for field sports. On the south-western area is the country's famous restaurant Taivani, named after the island in Asia. The white spider legs similar to building construction should be inspired by the hideout of the villain in a James Bond movie.

In Albania, the summer festival is celebrated annually on 14 March. This pagan tradition to mark the end of winter and celebrate the rebirth of nature and the rejuvenation of the spirit among the Albanians. In Rinia Park Circus Performances are at this festival take place in the evening, accompanied by actors, acrobats, magicians and artists.

On 28 November 2012, the Declaration of Independence of the Republic of Albania was unveiled a monument in honor of the anniversary in Rinia Park on the occasion of the 100th anniversary. The artwork consists of two dressed with bronze plaques steel elements, which surround a large square, but is divided into the diagonal. The one element consists of two walls and the ceiling and carries within the text of the Declaration of Independence, which is meant to symbolize the oppression of the Albanian people. The second element is also composed of two walls and a floor plate but together. Inside the double-headed eagle of Albania is engraved, the bottom plate is supposed to represent the "foundation of freedom." The division of the total work of art on the diagonal to symbolize the full liberation of the country resulted from years of isolation. The monument was made in Austria and is the work of two in Munich based artist: Native Kosovars Visar Obrija and the German Kai novel Kikla. The production costs amounted to 400,000 euros.