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The Pyramid of Tirana (Piramida) is a controversial concrete structure originally built in 1988 as a museum glorifying dictator Enver Hoxha. Designed by his daughter and son-in-law, the brutalist pyramid sat derelict for years before a major MVRDV-designed transformation began in 2021, converting it into a youth, technology, and cultural hub.
Opened on 14 October 1988 — four years after Hoxha's death — the building was designed by architect Klement Kolaneci with Hoxha's daughter Pranvera and her husband. After 1991 it served as a NATO base, nightclub, and TV station before falling into ruin. The €30-million MVRDV renovation began in 2021.