The Grand Park (Parku i Madh) in Tirana is the best place to go if you’re tired of the city’s cacophony and need a break. An artificial lake, zoological and botanical gardens, swimming pools, and a theatre amphitheater with summertime performances are all located on approximately 300 hectares. There are two cemeteries in the park as well.
Since most of the other green areas in Tirana had to make way for development eventually, this is essentially the only big park in the city. The park’s main entrance is located at the end of Dëshmorët e Kombit Boulevard, and it takes 15 minutes to walk there from Skanderbeg Square. The lake is surrounded by a bike path.
The Cemetery of National Heroes is located on the park’s eastern edge. It is dominated by a colossal 12-meter-tall statue of the Mother of Albania, created in the 1970s by Kristaq Rama, a sculptor and Communist Politburo member who is the father of Edi Rama, the prime minister of Albania today. Another feature of the Great Park is a military cemetery where German and British soldiers who lost their lives in Albania during World War II are buried.
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