Mausoleum of the Albanian Royal Family

The observatory-like mausoleum was first constructed and opened on December 30, 1935, but the mausoleum was destroyed during World War II and the Communist-ruled years of Albania. The original Mausoleum was a creation of architect Qemal Butka. The Mausoleum was re-constructed by the Albanian State and opened on November 17, 2012, in celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the Independence of Albania from the Ottoman Empire. It is to serve as the Royal Necropolis for the House of Zogu. Zog I, the King of the Albanians, and members of the Royal Family were re-interred here in 2012.