Postbllok Memorial

Overview

The Postbllok (Post-Block) is an open-air memorial installation marking the former checkpoint entrance to the Blloku district. It features an original communist-era guardhouse, concrete anti-tank bunkers (the 'mushroom' pillboxes ubiquitous across Albania), and a segment of the Berlin Wall.

Highlights

• Berlin Wall Segment: A genuine section of the Berlin Wall donated by the German government, symbolising shared struggles against totalitarianism.
• Communist-Era Watchtower: The original checkpoint structure where guards controlled access to the Blloku.
• Concrete Bunkers: Two of the 173,000+ bunkers built across Albania during Hoxha's paranoid rule.

History

Installed in 2013, the memorial commemorates the sealed-off nature of the Blloku from 1944 to 1991. It was designed to remind a new generation of the restrictions their parents and grandparents lived under.

Visitor Tips

• Information panels explain the history in Albanian and English.
• Combine with a walk through Blloku for the full before-and-after experience.
• Duration: 15–20 minutes.