For 11 years, I was mayor of Tirana, our capital. We faced many challenges. Art was part of the answer, and my name, in the very beginning, was linked with two things: demolition of illegal constructions in order to get public space back, and use of colors in order to revive the hope that had been lost in my city.

Edi Rama

Answer Art Back Been Beginning Capital Challenges City Colors Faced Get Had Hope Illegal Linked Lost Many Mayor Name Order Our Part Public Revive Space Things Two Use Very Years

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