Honoring the Albanian Legend 🇦🇱

#cheaptravel 📍The Skanderbeg Memorial (Mausoleum of Skanderbeg), Lezha, Albania The Skanderbeg Memorial is the site where Albania’s national hero Gjergj Kastrioti Skanderbeg was buried in 1468. The memorial stands on the ruins of the ancient St. Nicholas Church, where his grave was placed. Skanderbeg is celebrated for resisting the Ottoman Empire for 25 years, and his leadership laid the foundation for Albanian national identity. A bronze helmet and sword sculpture marks his symbolic tomb. #albania #national #heropark #visitalbania #memorialsite #historicallandmarks