Mother Albania

Mother Albania

Mother Albania is a 12-meter statue located at the National Martyrs Cemetery ("Deshmoret e Kombit") in Albania.

The statue figuratively represents the country as a mother guarding over the eternal slumber of those who gave their lives for her. There are 28,000 graves of Albanian partisans in the cemetery, all of whom perished during World War II. The massive statue holds a wreath of laurels and a star. It was dedicated in 1971. The cemetery was also the resting place of former leader Enver Hoxha, who was subsequently disinterred and given a more humble grave in another public cemetery.


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