The Englishman’s Tower (Albanian: Kulla inglizit), was built in the 19th Century in Shkodër, Albania by Lord Paget, an English Protestant Missionary.
| The Englishman’s Tower | |
|---|---|
| Kulla inglizit | |
 English Tower of Shkodër | |
| Type | Clock tower |
| Location | Rruga Teuta, Shkodër, Albania |
| Coordinates | 42°04′05″N 19°30′46″E / 42.068056°N 19.512778°E |
| Height | 16.35 m (53.6 ft) |
| Founder | Lord Paget and Lord Alfred Paget |
| Built | 19th Century |
| Architectural style(s) | English Architecture |
History
editConstruction and use as a residence
editPaget came and settled in Shkodër and lived in the Paget Villa/English Tower, which was built by his father Lord Alfred Paget for the Protestant Missionaries headquarters. In the 1940s Edith Durham wrote an article "George Paget’s house in Shkodër" which was still standing. Edith Durham like George Paget was a Member of the Anglo-Albanian Association.
Museum
editWhen WW2 ended the building was turned into a museum. After Enver Hoxha ordered the clocks to be removed from the Tower, Pagets Villa/English Tower continued to house the ethnographic museum until 1990. [1] [2] [3] [4]
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "A clock tower without clocks". 2017.
- ^ "The XIX century clock tower".
- ^ "Shkodër: Albania's Northern Gateway". 2013.
- ^ "Mekuli Press". 2019.