Tirana International Hotel is a hotel in Tirana, Albania.[1] Wikidata describes it as “cultural heritage monument of Albania”. It opened in 1979. The building has 15 floors. It stands about 0.2 km from the centre of Tirana.[3]

Overview

Tirana International Hotel, locally known as Pesëmbëdhjetëkatëshi (“The Fifteen-Story Building”), is a prominent landmark in Tirana, Albania. Built in 1979 in a Soviet-era architectural style, and on the site of the Orthodox cathedral, it was originally named Hotel Tirana.

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History and building

The hotel opened in 1979. It was designed by Valentina Pistoli, in the Russian architecture style. The building has 15 floors. It is listed as a Cultural Monument of Albania. [1]

Location

2 km4 km

Measured in a straight line, the hotel is 0.2 km from the centre of Tirana. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa (TIA), about 13 km from the centre of Tirana.[4]

It is one of 18 hotels in and around Tirana recorded in Wikidata, 7 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Of the 5 with a recorded opening date, it is the earliest. See Hotels in Tirana.

Other hotels within 1.5 km:

See also

References

  1. ^ Tirana International Hotel (Q1147652). Wikidata. CC0.
  2. ^ Tirana International Hotel. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-03-26.
  3. ^ Tirana (Q19689). Wikidata. CC0.
  4. ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
  5. ^ Hotels in Tirana. Wikidata. CC0.

Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.

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