14歲的蘭尼·托奇拉(Lani Tochilla)喜歡在被遺棄的蒂蘭那金字塔(Pyramid of Tirana)旁騎單車嬉戲,這無疑是阿爾巴尼亞首都的象徵性地標。
最初建於1988年,前身是霍查博物館,是對阿爾巴尼亞臭名昭著的共產黨領袖的死後紀念。霍查在1944-1985年間以嚴厲的斯大林主義風格統治。金字塔現在是描繪該國動盪過去的遺物。
圍封的結構處於殘破狀態,但許多人進入該區將其視為一個文化遊樂場,噴塗鴉,爬上頂部,騎單車或滑板等。
2011年計劃拆除,但此舉遭到強烈抗議,以保護文化遺產。這個極富爭議的殘破結構仍然見證其黑暗時代的歷史。
14 year-old Lani Tochilla loves to ride his bike playfully at the abandoned Pyramid of Tirana, indisputably a symbolic landmark of the capital of Albania.
Originally built in 1988 as a Museum of Enver Hoxha, a posthumous dedication to Albania’s infamous Communist leader who ruled in harsh Stalinist style in 1944-1985 . The Pyramid is now a relic portraying the country’s turbulent past.
The fenced-off structure is in a dilapidated state, but many people enter the area treating it as a cultural playground, spraying graffiti, climbing up to the top, biking or skate-boarding, etc.
Demolition was scheduled in 2011 but the move was heavily protested for heritage preservation. The controversial structure still stands as a ruined historical remnant of its darker days.