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The city of Kruja in Albania - view of the hill with the citadel and Skanderbeg castle. #179253709
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The city of Kruja is the medieval capital of Albania, currently one of the country`s most famous tourist destinations. The most famous monument of the city is the citadel with a castle which is the seat of the national hero of Albania - Skanderbeg. The fortress repelled the Ottoman attacks three times in 1450, 1466 and 1467, captured by the Ottoman army only in 1478 after Skanderbeg`s death. Destroyed in 1617 during an earthquake. The reconstruction of the castle was made in 1982 on the initiative and according to the plans of Pranvery HodÃ
¼y, daughter of the dictator - Enver HodÃ
¼y, without respecting the historical truth about the building.