Visit Piramida

The Pyramid of Tirana is a structure and former museum in Tirana, Albania's capital. Following the fall of Communism in 1991, it became a meeting facility after opening as a museum in 1988. During the 1999 Kosovo War, the structure served as a NATO base. In 2018, it was announced that the Pyramid will be transformed into an IT center for children, with an emphasis on computer programming, robotics, and start-ups, under the name of TUMO Center.

In 2018, it was announced that the Pyramid will be transformed into an IT center for youth named TUMO Tirana, with a concentration on computer programming, robotics, and start-ups. The project includes constructing steps on the pyramid's sides as well as glass covering sections for greater natural light. It was supposed to be a museum honoring the country's totalitarian ruler Enver Hoxha, who reigned from 1944 to 1985, but these plans were scrapped after 1990. It is now at the center of a dispute over how to deal with the time following WWII, when Albania was isolated for 45 years. Some want it repaired as a historical landmark, while others want it demolished. In the meantime, it remains unused, except by graffiti artists and skaters.

Location: Rruga Papa Gjon Pali II, Tirana