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  • Day 37

    Ladybird tower

    July 30, 2019 in Albania ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C

    When we drove over the border into Albania a few of us saw ladybirds painted all over some of the ruins at Prrenjas . I Googled it. The explanation is Google translated.

    " Prrenjas Towers, telling of the history of this city, for many years offered the sad look of ruins.

    Eljan Tanin is the artist who would "conquer" them with ladybirds and bring them back to passers-by with a different look. I had been wanting to paint Prrenjas's towers for 5 years, and I finally got it. Given that Prrenjas has a female mayor and the ladybirds have interesting femininity, it is a reason they go more to a locality like Prrenjas ”, Eljan Tanini says.

    In the two towers of the former iron-nickel mine at the entrance to the city, a total of 1380 beetles were painted. There have been many inquisitors. Not only locals but also foreigners. They stop down the main road and come in for interest, "explains Eljani, who adds that" the goal is to make the towers accessible. "
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