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The Mosaic of Tirana is a cultural monument of the first category declared by
Decision No. 1886, dated 10.06.1973. The Mosaic of Tirana, was discovered in
1972 during construction of a building in the neighborhood Partizani. Archaeological
excavations brought to light a cult building where the central nave and narthex have
mosaics floor.
Tirana Church represents a building with the longitudinal axis pointed to north-east
direction, consisting in a central hall (naos) and a front hall (pronaos).
The Central Hall has floor with mosaics ends with the semicircular apse (abside) at a
higher level than the front hall. Other residential environments were found on the north
side and the other sides of the building.
According to the construction phases the building is used in a second time as a
church, that is seems by the building of front hall, its mosaic contains religious
symbols such as crosses, fish and birds, while the central hall mosaic has more
geometric decoration.
According to this, the church can be dated to half of IV century, when it was not yet a
clear architectural typology.
Mosaic of Tirana regarding the construction materials and the technique used
belongs to the Paleochristian art. Mosaic admitted on a layer that smooth out the
cobblestone made of river shingles using mortar, lime and tile powder. Mosaic of
Tirana is restored in 1976.
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