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The home of Albania’s late communist dictator Enver Hoxha is hosting international artists fascinated by the long-ruling leader’s library, the country’s history of isolation and its unique ...
Vila 31, a Brutalist compound in the Albanian capital Tirana, was once home to Enver Hoxha—the hardline communist who ruled for more than four decades. Long after his death, the site was a symbol of ...
The idea of his former home in Albania's capital being opened up to all and sundry would have horrified Enver Hoxha, the communist dictator who died in 1985 - and that's exactly the point.
Empty bottles and syringes littered the floor, which was covered in polished marble when the pyramid — a shrine to Albania’s late Communist dictator, Enver Hoxha — first opened in 1988, but ...
Former communist dictator Enver Hoxha left Albania covered by thousands of bunkers. Now the once-isolated country is giving them a second life by turning them into gastronomic and cultural ...
Albania is a country often overlooked in favor of its Mediterranean neighbors, but it's recently been drawing attention as a promising travel destination.
The foundation played a vital role in helping transform the home of former communist leader Enver Hoxha into a new, chic residency. With the first arrivals having settled in last month, this year ...
Once the home of dictator Enver Hoxha, who governed Albania from 1944 until his death in 1985, the house has been newly converted into an artists’ residence in partnership with French art foundation ...
Former communist dictator Enver Hoxha left Albania covered by thousands of bunkers. Now the once-isolated country is giving them a second life by turning them into gastronomic and cultural ...
Nita Deda, manager of Art Explora, poses for a photo in Villa 31 where the late communist dictator Enver Hoxha, once a symbol of totalitarian rule used to live, in Tirana, Albania, Friday, Feb. 7 ...