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Pristina
THE Pristina is its capital and largest city Kosovo.
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The city has a majority Albanian population, along with other smaller communities including Turks, Serbs, Bosniaks, Roma and others. Pristina is located in its northeastern part Kosovo near the "silver mountains". It has a good geographical location because it is located at a continental crossroads.
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- National Library. The impressive and architecturally pioneering National Library of Pristina, a "building of the absurd" as it has been described, was designed and built in 1982 by Croatian architect Andrija Muntjakovic, sparking public outcry. Externally, this 16,500-square-foot mammoth building is crowned by 99 white glass domes of various sizes and is surrounded entirely by a metal net. The Library has in its possession rare photographic material from old Pristina, as well as over 5,000 rare books and manuscripts, many of which date from the 16th century.
- Youth and Sports Center. The Youth and Sports Center. The massive architecture of the Youth and Sports Center (Pallati i Rinise dhe i Sporteve) is a landmark in Pristina, dating back to the time of the Yugoslav city planning of the city (1977). It is a complex with a conference center, a concert hall and sports facilities. The bearded man pictured on the facade of the building is the local hero Adem Jashari, one of the leaders of the UCK, who was killed in 1998 along with 50 others (including his entire family) from the Serbian police.
- Monument of Brotherhood and Unity. The 15-meter-high Monument of Brotherhood and Unity, also a remnant of the Yugoslav era (1961), facing the European Union offices today, looks like an upside-down arrow, with its three tall columns joining the top of the monument, symbolizing "brotherhood and unity "of the three peoples of Kosovo, Albanians, Serbs and Turks. The base of the monument is adorned with a magnificent metal sculpture, a set of impersonal figures.
The National Archaeological Museum in Pristina
- National Archaeological Museum. National Archaeological Museum. The building that now houses the National Archaeological Museum of Pristina was erected in 1898 by the Austrians for the Turkish army. It houses a rich collection of archaeological finds from the area, covering periods of Illyrian, Dardanian and Roman history. The museum's masterpiece is the prehistoric "Goddess on the Throne" (Albanian: Hynesha ne Fron), dating from 6,000 BC and discovered in 1956.
- Ethnographic Museum. It is housed in a traditional 18th century architectural edifice, in the area of the ancient bazaar of Pristina, the residence of Emin Gjiku, which was converted into a museum in 2006.
- National Gallery. Behind the building of the National Library, is its National Gallery Kosovo, with exhibits, paintings and sculptures by notable local artists.
- Charsi Mosque (Carshise Mosque / Carshi Mosque). The Charsi Mosque, a stone structure, is the oldest building in Pristina, dating from the 15th century. It was built by Sultan Bajazit, in memory of a victory in 1389.
- Fatih Mosque (King Mosque / Fatih Mosque). Opposite the Pristina Clock Tower is the Fatih Mosque, built in 1461 by the Turkish Sultan Mehmet II Fatih ("the conqueror"), as evidenced by an engraved inscription above the main entrance written in Arabic. The interior of the mosque has floral decorations. This magnificent building of old Pristina is crowned by an impressive dome 15 meters high. The mosque was converted into a Christian church during the Austro-Turkish Wars in 1690 - 1698.
- Large Hammam (Great Hamam). The Grand Hammam, which is being renovated today, was built in 1470, as public baths, with separate rooms for men and women. This spa complex is crowned with 15 beautiful domes.
- NEWBORN. Pristina is adorned with the ingenious monument "NEWBORN" (= newborn), erected in February 2008 in front of the Youth and Sports Center and marks its Independence Day Kosovo. This "typographic sculpture", as it has been called, consists of seven 3-meter yellow letters, as well as the letters of the word "NEWBORN", made of steel, which are now covered with autographs and signatures of hundreds of people, with the first former Kosovo President Fatmir Sejdiu and Prime Minister Hashim Thaci.
- Public Statues. In the main pedestrian street of Pristina, named after the Albanian-born nun Mother Teresa, there is the imposing equestrian statue of the Albanian national hero Skanderberg, painted by Albanian artist Janaq Paco in 2001, as well as Miteras Agreza.
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