Pyramid of Tirana
| Pyramid of Tirana | |
|---|---|
Official logo | |
Interactive map of the Pyramid of Tirana area | |
| Alternative names | Pjeter Arbnori International Center of Culture Enver Hoxha Museum |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Late Socialism |
| Location | Bulevardi Deshmoret e Kombit 5, 1010, Tirana, Albania |
| Coordinates | 41°19′23″N 19°49′17″E / 41.32306°N 19.82139°E |
| Construction started | 1986 |
| Opened | 14 October 1988 |
| Renovated | May 2023 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architects | Pirro Vaso, Klement Kolaneci, Pranvera Hoxha and Vladimir Bregu |
| Website | |
| piramida | |
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The Pyramid of Tirana (Albanian: Piramida e Tiranës) is a structure and former museum located in Tirana, the capital of Albania. It opened as a museum in 1988 and became a conference center in 1991 following the collapse of Communism. During the 1999 Kosovo War, the building was used as a NATO base.
In 2018, a new project was unveiled that would turn the pyramid into a youth IT centre for Creative Technologies with a focus on computer programming, robotics, and start ups under the name of TUMO Center Tirana. The renovated structure, transformed by MVRDV, was opened to the public in 2023.