Albania. Durrës. Mural paintings underneath a road’s bridge. (L) Gjergj Kastrioti (c. 1405 – 17 January 1468), commonly known as Skanderbeg, who was an Albanian feudal lord and military commander who led a rebellion against the Ottoman Empire in what is today Albania. (R) A portrait of Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu, better known as Mother Teresa (26 August 1910 – 5 September 1997), who was an Albanian-Indian Catholic nun and the founder of the Missionaries of Charity, a religious congregation that was initially dedicated to serving "the poorest of the poor" in the slums of Calcutta. Over the decades, the congregation grew to operate in over 133 countries. Durrës is the second-most-populous city of the Republic of Albania and seat of Durrës County and Durrës Municipality. 6.10.2024 © 2024 Didier Ruef