Martyrs Museum and War Relics Hall 

Location: Durrës, Albania 

Completed: 1951

Architect: Kristo Sotiri (mosaic artist not known)

Former name: Martyrs’ Mausoleum

Genre: Modernist, Communist architecture, former Eastern Bloc

Martyrs Museum and War Relics Hall (former Martyrs' Mausoleum) in Durrës, Albania | Modernist | Communist architecture | former Eastern Bloc

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