The historical Stadiumi Qemal Stafa was a crucial piece of Tirana's 20th century architecture, though not entirely because of its own value. It was part of the city's main axis, on its south end, created during the Italian occupation period. It's interconnected spatially with academic buildings and was initially intended to be delivered in stone. However, WWII and economic reality meant only the western front gate was built using this material, the rest supposedly becoming Tirana's first reinforced-concrete structure.
