Intervention for the Preservation of Lezha Castle

$34.1K USD

Funder	Department of State
Recipient Organization	U.S. Government - Department of State
Country	Albania
Start Date	Jun 06, 2002
End Date	Dec 20, 2007
Duration	2,023 days
Number of Grantees	2
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`77111-48`

Grant Description

The ancient Illyrian castle of Lissus, now Lezha, is an archeological site of landmark importance in Albania, with a history that stretches back to the 4th century BC.

The first phase of this two-year project concentrates on cleaning, consolidating and fortifying the walls, repairing the stone roads which lead to the site, and further archeological excavation and exploration of the site.