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    Default Traditional Albanian Cities/Architecture

    Basically the from of architecture in old traditional Albanian cities, especially the ones that were protected and not affected by the mass constructions of after the 90s.

    Ancient Illyrian City of Shkodra, being more than 3200 years old, the capital of the Illyrian Kingdom and later on an important Roman city, where several Illyrian-Roman Emperors came from that region.

    Falling again in the Albanian hands in the middle 14th century it was the last Albanian city to fall under Ottomans in 1480.

    It was the center of the independent Albanian Pashallek of Bushati that holded a big territory between 1750-1832.

    It is the center of Albanian Catholics.










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    Shkodra continuing ...












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    Old City of Korca

    It was part of the Muzaka Albanian family in the 14th centiry when it started to develope as an actual city and has retained it's original from through the centuries.

    It is one of the centers of Albanian Orthodoxy












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    Ancient City of Berat

    Was created as a sicyt since 2,400 years ago.

    It was changed into hands between Illyrian kings and Macedonian kingdom.

    Was an important center of the Eastern Roman Empire.

    Was the center of the Albanian Principality of Muzaka in the 13th,14th and 15th centuries.

    Was the center of the Independent Albanian Pashallek of Berat until it was conquered by the powerful Albanian Lord, Ali Pashe Tepelena.

    Was a center of commerce and Albanian intellectuals.

    Now it is in UNESCO.











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    Ancient city of Gjirokastra

    UNESCO city like Berat.

    Important city of the Despotate of Epir and later on the center of the Albanian Principality of Zenebishti. Was later on taken over by Arianiti albanian family until it felt down to the Ottomans.

    Was an important city of the Independent Albanian Pashallek/Empire of Ali Pashe Tepelena, also called '' Lion'' of the east.

    Was an epi center of Albanian nobility and governors of the ottoman empire. It become later on a center of Albanian nationalists like Korca and Berat.

    Called also '' Stone City'' because it is based on the typical Albanian stone towers on which the model of the city was based on.












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    Tepelena, the city where the powerful Albanian independent Pasha/Lord, Ali Pashe Tepelena was born.







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    Quote Originally Posted by Arjana View Post
    Ancient city of Gjirokastra

    UNESCO city like Berat.

    Important city of the Despotate of Epir and later on the center of the Albanian Principality of Zenebishti. Was later on taken over by Arianiti albanian family until it felt down to the Ottomans.

    Was an important city of the Independent Albanian Pashallek/Empire of Ali Pashe Tepelena, also called '' Lion'' of the east.

    Was an epi center of Albanian nobility and governors of the ottoman empire. It become later on a center of Albanian nationalists like Korca and Berat.

    Called also '' Stone City'' because it is based on the typical Albanian stone towers on which the model of the city was based on.












    This is beautiful
    its Greek city actually and name come from Αργυρόκαστρο - Argyrokastro

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    Quote Originally Posted by DarknessWin View Post
    This is beautiful
    its Greek city actually and name come from Αργυρόκαστρο - Argyrokastro
    It was a Greek city in antiquity but now it's Albanian
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kelmendasi View Post
    It was a Greek city in antiquity but now it's Albanian
    When was a greek city in antiquity? Because is the first time that i hear this. Never was Gjirokastra a greek city, never.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Laberia View Post
    When was a greek city in antiquity? Because is the first time that i hear this. Never was a greek city, never.
    I mean Greek controlled, not Greek ethnically. And it's not really antiquity but the Kingdom of Epirus had control over it at one point and so did other Byzantine states.
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    - Ibn Kemal, Historian of the Turkish court during Skanderbeg's war against the Turks.

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