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Liam Simonsen
United Kingdom
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 25 ส.ค. 2012
Tirana Pyramid
The Pyramid of Tirana (Albanian: Piramida e Tiranës) is a structure and former museum located in Tirana, the capital of Albania. It opened as a museum in 1988 and became a conference center in 1991 following the collapse of Communism. During the 1999 Kosovo War, the building was used as a NATO base. In 2018, a new project was unveiled that would turn the pyramid into a youth IT center for Creative Technologies with a focus on computer programming, robotics, and start ups under the name of TUMO Center Tirana. The renovated structure, transformed by MVRDV, was opened to the public in May 2023.
On 14 October 1988, the structure opened as the Enver Hoxha Museum, originally serving as a museum about the legacy of Enver Hoxha, the long-time leader of Communist Albania, who had died three years earlier. The structure was co-designed by Hoxha's daughter Pranvera Hoxha, an architect, and her husband Klement Kolaneci, along with Pirro Vaso and Vladimir Bregu.[1]
When built, the Pyramid was said to be the most expensive individual structure ever constructed in Albania.[2][3]
The Pyramid has sometimes been sardonically called the "Enver Hoxha Mausoleum", although this was never intended to be named like this or even used as official appellation.
On 14 October 1988, the structure opened as the Enver Hoxha Museum, originally serving as a museum about the legacy of Enver Hoxha, the long-time leader of Communist Albania, who had died three years earlier. The structure was co-designed by Hoxha's daughter Pranvera Hoxha, an architect, and her husband Klement Kolaneci, along with Pirro Vaso and Vladimir Bregu.[1]
When built, the Pyramid was said to be the most expensive individual structure ever constructed in Albania.[2][3]
The Pyramid has sometimes been sardonically called the "Enver Hoxha Mausoleum", although this was never intended to be named like this or even used as official appellation.
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Someone you so called friend is bully this lad judging him calling names on TikTok live
When are you doing more pub videos?because your really good at it.
I think next weekend Manchester pubs then the week after will be Birkenhead pubs. I think they will be my best videos. A few more local then back to Paris videos were good but they didn't perform well. Then Brussels. That will be a pub Review I know that will be a mad video, I've wanted to make that for years tbh. The Amsterdam after that which I'm confident will be really funny too
That first pint is not touching the sides
Is that tru is plenty vending machines up there ? Same as Bulgaria have ?
I didn't notice any mate.
Are you the only one wearing a t-shirt outside in January? Grew up there, from what I recall January is still cold, even on sunny days.
Yeah, most people wore coats but it was warm
Well how convenient! You can’t use that card in 2025🙄
haha for us Albanians it is weird to go unwashed in the street after haircut, unless you are going straight home lol!! am itchy
Technically I was, in the 🇬🇧 1 drink is accepted as heading straight home.
@@simonsenliamsaw that after the comment! wasnt insinuating anything, just saw how he insisted
@uneti463 ah fair enough mate, can't wait to come back
@@simonsenliam hear you! Albania is special in so many ways! Am Albanian from Kosovo, and everytime I go to Albania it feels like home! Btw, come to Kosovo smt soon, you will love it! the locals are very trustworthy, and they will go out of their way to help out with anything!
@uneti463 I have a trip booked for Paris to Amsterdam, good stuff lined up. Then I'm planning on walking from Albania to Ukraine. Kosovo is on the route:)
31:01 It's a communist mosaic mate has nothing to do with the Ottomans. The museum was built in 1981
Yeh soviet apparently mate
@@simonsenliam Albania had cut ties with the Soviet Union decades earlier so it’s not Soviet either 🤣 😭.
What a great video, Liam! 💯 Quick question: how easy is it to bring a drone into Albania? I'm planning a trip, but I can't seem to find much information for drones under 250g.
Thank you mate, i dont think there are any restrictions, if you watch 24h in Tirana the previous video I bump into a guy who's flying a mavic 3 on the high street
@ Thanks so much much mate! I’ll check the video.
That raki is awful. Was given a quad thought I was smart smashing it in one. Sat there for 10 minutes fighting the spew.
Haha it's not for the weak, but it's actually decent in water. I'd say 100ml raki 400ml of water works well 💪
Quality vids mate. Keep it up one day hopefully it will explode! Started watching in lock down when I was stuck on ship in west Africa over covid. The pub reviews were spot on.
@HOX666 thanks mate, I thought it recognised your name. I've not had a good run. My life looks clearer now. I'm lining up a France, Brussels and Amsterdam trip. I need to pay for that now which will slow me down on local stuff. I've got good stuff to make in each place but saying that I'll be making my best Birkenhead pub video and a Manchester pubs. Then I want something big for summer ☀️
@simonsenliam Honestly you're brilliantly funny. My advice would be to just find a niche, either in destinations or on type of content.
@MikelJackson-d8r ye man. Thanks appreciate that. I've booked Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam for March. I have a few videos I wanna make before I go.
19:55 that hot girl in short skirt was observing you
The mosaic at the main square is soviet . But I guess you were being sarcastic lol
I started talking before I saw it, well spotted old boy
Loving the look of the old town areas, beautiful looking capital and thanks for the intro to the history! You should do a return visit some day 👍
Yeh mate, looking at Amsterdam and Paris next. I think I'll go back summer filming
Another great one mate I’m so glad your back doing them again really enjoy your content.
Yes yes mate
Love it lad 🎉
Nice one
what have I just discovered ? ❤ Good man.
Ah thank you
was there last year already booked up for this year
When are you going? You might see me there
September 25th
Tirana is a lovely place!!!
100% I'll be coming back
Liam you're hilarious without really trying 😂 Ellesmere Port is grim I've only been a few times but i feel like im gonna get jumped over there
Thanks mate, i think that's taken the ring rust away.
How much was the flight? Im looking for somewhere to go I've done Oslo, New York, Amsterdam, Vietnam, Australia... India. Need somewhere new and Tirana looks fantastic. Budget airlines are all competing these days so flights have gone right down now
You can pay as little as £15 each way, wizz air from Luton and Ryanair from Manchester. Sometimes a flight can cost £250 so if you're will to be flexible with dates or don't mind say flying from Manchester but retuning to Luton you can get returned for £30
@@simonsenliamCheers Liam I'll look into it
Your living my dream and thank you for your content .. I’m a fellow Wirral squirrel 🐿️ ❤
It's not quite the dream but I need to roll the dice this summer 😅
Great stuff Liam! On the road again! 🎉
Thanks mate, Back home, last Albania video up today. Some domestic videos while I collect pennies to get back out
Good guy hope you get many views going to Tirana tomorrow
Thank you mate, The second day is out today 2pm uk 🇬🇧 🙌
Great video as always Liam,you just have to man up on the whiskey🤪🤪🤪
Thanks mate. 🫡 will do. I've just completed the first draft of the second part, gonna try and finish it tonight for a tomorrow upload
@simonsenliam sound will have a look later👍🏽
Thanks mate 👍
Johny blue label lol, she wanted to financially ruin you
Is that what she was saying? Lol What do you reckon that would have cost?
@simonsenliam 30 to 50 euros I think. The bottle alone costs well over €200 euros, it's not cheap stuff
@MikelJackson-d8r killer lol
He's been to Birkenhead? What are the chances! 😂
He actually said Liverpool. It's the way I edited changed the context
@simonsenliam ah right! Doesn't seem so weird now haha move believable
@garyrigby21 haha, it's taken from the full vlog, some said he looks like a gta character so I edited it in a really short way. I actually tried ai to animate him but you only get a small alliance a month and it used it in the wrong part
Nice to see you back Liam ❤
Cracking video mate. Albania looks class. And indeed Mollys does do ABK on draught....fell out of there a few times on it 😅
Thank you mate, I think I'll have the second day up tomorrow 👍 probably a better video
Metaxa 👌 Greek brandy
Ughhhh
So strong
That 'hidden' bar looked ace 🍻
Think I got stung tbh. I think you gonna like the last part. It's a GTA theme.
Wild scramble getting it all ready and uploaded
@simonsenliam Stealing cars, dodgy deals and hookers? That's what I'm here for! 👍🏻😁
Nice video 👍 Albania will be very famous destination in the coming years
I'll be there
Liam, Norway is definitely not boring
I know but it's not Ukraine.
@simonsenliam I've never felt the need to go to Ukraine I'd go but it's very low on the list
@simonsenliam get yourself to Vietnam I loved it there
@garyrigby21 I wanna see the missiles at night, rents are super cheap right now also
Super 💪
@andiloloci8538 thanks mate, next time you can show me how to drink in Albania 🇦🇱 😜
liam used to very shy..now changed a lot
I've never been shy, awkward on camera and apprehensive about what I said as when I worked for the council my manager was a bit like the queen of scotty road who had it in for me. My video landed my in the longest disciplinary investigation in history. 10 months they ended up moving him outside the building when I was on shift until he got his head together. Don't have to worry about things like that any more.
Great Vid fella. Really enjoyed that!!! Fancy a trip to Albania now.
@davemaclaren2077 it's like how Britain use to be. I'm going to go back forsure
Went last year was brilliant. Cable cars worth doing. There's 2 nuclear bunkers which are worth doing.
@@HOX666 I need to go back 😫
Good to see you back on the toob
@garyrigby21 thanks Gaz I've got another Albania video to get up am racing against the clock for a tomorrow release. Then some local filming, Manchester pubs is long overdue and a video detailing why I've been inactive. I think that will do well. Then back to travelling I don't know where yet. I've got a big filming project for spring summer. Albania to Ukraine.
@simonsenliam excellent! Looking forward to that! Let's see your channel get to Bald and Bankrupt numbers
@garyrigby21 mate it's all about stopping the rot right now. That was my first project in over a year
@@simonsenliam I'm hoping to stop the rot this year as well and start travelling again maybe even do a TH-cam vlog if I'm feeling brave
@@garyrigby21 come collab with me on a travel vlog
Brilliant mate great seeing you back look forward to more.
Thanks mate, it was a holiday/vlog opportunity to get back rolling after a bad year off. One more Albanian then a few local but I'm planning a trip that should be good for content. I need a lot of new stuff.
Beautiful city and a great tour, I heard a rumour you were there to do some work with a certain famous pop star... 🤫
Thanks mate, you've lost me lol
My brother is a diplomat over there, high commission, been about three years now, loves it, living the dream!
That's awesome. Basically like having keys to the city
Ill be calling you when I get in trouble over there 😁😁😁😁😅
@@simonsenliam hahaha
@andowalsh just finished editing the day 1 video. I'll upload it later and release it tomorrow
Half of Albania's over here, mate.
Most Albanias live outside Albania, Ireland is lake that too i think. Ive got a couple of long vlogs from my trip
@@simonsenliam Albanians run the UK's drug business (except for Liverpool, where we have our homegrown gangsters).
Missed your vids mate glad to see you back
Is right lad, I've got a couple of Albania videos to edit them I'm planning a good Birkenhead pub video. Hopefully it's my best work
I worked at Park Hampers for a season. After work me arms and legs would be asleep
I had a family member say the same
@simonsenliam the women there were a great laugh Made the men's talk sound like a Mother's Union meeting
@paulfitzpatrick954 hahahah
Bit gutted, expected you to be camping with Silverbacks. I'd have paid to watch that
I'm gonna go across Europe in spring, maybe I'll have to hunt to survive
Made my Christmas. Hello from Mexico
Is right lad, I've got a couple of Albania videos to edit them I'm planning a good Birkenhead pub video. Hopefully it's my best work
Cookiing sausages watching your vid on xmas day... Where you been so long . Merry Christmas
Is right lad, people made lies to the police about me, they took all my stuff for the investigation, lost a load of work, plans and a few months ago now the police threw it out apologised and gave me my stuff back. I wanna make a video about it, I'm currently waiting of freedom of information request and stuff like that. Google wirral woman steals from 88 year old women and that literally the person who filed the complaint. I've got a couple of Albania videos to edit them I'm planning a good Birkenhead pub video. Hopefully it's my best work
@@simonsenliam messed up that fella. I nearly threw my lunch up when the "woman's" picture came up on my screen. Keep up the vids and ignore the haters
Good to see ya again laa merry Xmas
Is right lad, I've got a couple of Albania videos to edit them I'm planning a good Birkenhead pub video. Hopefully it's my best work
Good to see your back Liam class video as usual!
Is right lad, I've got a couple of Albania videos to edit them I'm planning a good Birkenhead pub video. Hopefully it's my best work
Well done, liam. You've made it back on TH-cam. Nice to see you back mate
Brilliant video Liam as always. All the very best mate. Look forward to more of your videos next year.
Is right lad, I've got a couple of Albania videos to edit them I'm planning a good Birkenhead pub video. Hopefully it's my best work