TIRANA, April 23/ATA/ Minister of Economy, Culture and Innovation Blendi Gonxhja shared in the social media photos from the working site for the Mosaic of Tirana, where, as Minister Gonxhja put it, the works are going ahead at a fast pace.
The mosaic of Tirana will be a center where the closed mosaics of the period of antiquity and those of late antiquity found in the most important sites such as Apollonia, Butrinti, Bylis, Durrësi, Elbasani, and many others will be exhibited to the public.
“Thanks to this excellent initiative, the citizens will enjoy the country’s cultural wealth through modern technologies, making it accessible to a wide range of the public,” wrote Minister Blendi Gonxhja.
Such mosaics are rarely opened to the public as they are at risk from weather conditions.
In the future, local and foreign visitors will have the opportunity to simultaneously see the oldest archaeological finding in the capital and at the same time find information about other mosaics throughout Albania. The Mosaic of Tirana will offer a defined annual schedule for the public and the many tourists.
The Tirana mosaic is thought to have been part of a rural type dwelling (villa rustica) built in the 1st century AD. The mosaic contains geometric and floral motifs, but also typical motifs of early Christianity, such as stylized braid, fish rosettes./p.s./
