Çerçiz Topulli Square

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Sheshi Çerçiz Topulli, Gjirokastër, Albania

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N40° 4' 29" E20° 8' 24"   (40.074722222222, 20.14) Start navigation »

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Çerçiz Topulli Square (Albanian: Sheshi „Çerçiz Topulli“) is a town square located in Gjirokastër, Albania. In fact, it is actually a widened street (Rruga Gjin Zenebisi, Gjin Zenebisi Street) located east of the entrance of Qafa e Pazarit (Bazaar Pass) The city's Old Bazaar begins at the upper corner (west) of the square.
The square is named after Çerçiz Topulli, Albanian hero born in Gjirokastër. Within the square is a monument also dedicated to him. It was erected in 1934 by Odhise Paskali, an Albanian realist sculptor. On the monument is a bullet hole inflicted by an Italian soldier during the Occupation of Albania during World War II.

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