The "Eye of Tirana", the tower that became a bone of contention between the revivalists

2022-09-25 07:54:37 / POLITIKË ALFA PRESS

The "Eye of Tirana", the tower that became a bone of contention

Everyone has heard Edi Rama complain that in the middle of Tirana a skyscraper was building additional floors. The legends inside the courtyard show that he told his people that he was scandalized by the "Eye of Tirana" tower. It was rising in the space between Durrës Street and Kavaja Street, right at the foot of "Skënderbej" Square. According to him, it was the Danish architect Henning Larsen himself who warned the prime minister that his work was being stolen.

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According to the project, it should have been 26 floors, but now that we are talking, they are over 32. This rumor began to spread, at the beginning of this summer. Along with it, the word circulated that the builder was a man closely related to a former socialist deputy, whom Rama wanted to burn, but he had won the seat in the parliament only after the open commitment of Erion Veliaj. This information served to fuel accusations, without much basis in fact, that behind the action against illegal constructions was hidden the silent rivalry between the prime minister and the mayor.

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At that time, it was only known that the "Eye of Tirana - Syri i Tirana", designed by the Danish architect Henning Larsen's studio, belonged to the Edil Al company of the Dulaku brothers, who had sold it to a builder with a much lesser name.

Finally, the show "Stop" on TV Klan has sketched a profile of this little-known businessman. He emphasized that the tower, with 5 plus floors, belongs to "ARLIS CONSTRUCION" with owner Armand Lilo, whom Stop describes as "a builder close to the government". The investigative show provides information about the company, the businesses it has and the cases when the builder's name has been made public in the media.

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On the one hand, the designation as close to the government may seem normal. No one who does not have these connections would be able to build in the heart of Tirana. But, on the other hand, the fact that Rama legalized the skyscrapers of some oligarch with a special government decision shows the opposite. The fact that he used Armand Lilos as an example proves that he is not yet sitting in the first row of the government's favorites, although he has tried to establish relations with media groups or with any deputy whom Rama removed from the list.

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