Skanderbeg Monument (Tirana)
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| Coordinates | 41°19′39″N 19°49′08″E / 41.327516°N 19.818896°ECoordinates: 41°19′39″N 19°49′08″E / 41.327516°N 19.818896°E |
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| Location | Skanderbeg Square |
| Designer | Odhise Paskali |
| Type | Historical Monument |
| Material | Bronze on stone pedestal |
| Length | 11 metres (36 ft) |
| Opening date | 1968 |
| Dedicated to | Gjergj Kastrioti Skënderbeu |
The Skanderbeg Monument is a monument in the Skanderbeg Square in Tirana. It commemorates Skanderbeg, a 15th-century nobleman who is a national hero in Albania for resisting the Ottomans.
Created by Odhise Paskali, the 11 metres (36 ft) monument was inaugurated in 1968 on the 500th anniversary of the death of Skanderbeg.
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