There’s an Ottoman bridge in Tirana, too. Known by its original name, the Tanners’ Bridge (Ura e Tabakëve), it was constructed in the 18th century to span the Lana River and was a part of the historic caravan route that led to Dibër. Once upon a time, butchers and tanners who processed meat and leather from cattle brought here from this agricultural region in northeastern Albania inhabited the houses surrounding the bridge.
The Lana River now flows a few meters to the side of the bridge instead of under it as a result of the bed straightening, and the bridge is now used only as a footbridge. It is located a short distance to the east of the Murat Toptani Promenade and a few hundred meters southeast of Skanderbeg Square.
The Great Mosque, which stands across the street, will likely be the biggest in Southeast Europe when it is finished.
Photo Courtesy of Jakub Hrab
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