The Et'hem Bey Mosque is located in the center of the Albanian capital Tirana. The construction of the mosque was started in 1789 by Molla Bey and it was finished in 1823 by his son Ethem Pasha, great-grandson of Sulejman Pasha. During the totalitarianism of the Socialist People's Republic of Albania, the mosque was closed. On Jan. 18, 1991, despite opposition from communist authorities, 10,000 people entered carrying flags. This was at the onset of the fall of communism in Albania. (Archives) __