Konak of Durrës (postcard) through time

Durrës 1910–1931 6 photos of this spot

6 photographs taken at the same spot in Durrës, spanning 1910–1931 — 6 of them from before 1980. Line them up and watch the place change.

The ancient fortification walls of Durres, built up over Roman, Byzantine, and later periods to defend the Adriatic port, are depicted on this 1910 postcard.

Fortification walls of Durrës (postcard)(AK122 513) 1910 The ancient fortification walls of Durres, built up over Roman, Byzantine, and later periods to defend the Adriatic port, are depicted on this 1910 postcard.

Konak of Durrës (postcard) 1910 This 1910 postcard shows the konak of Durres, an Ottoman-era administrative building that served as a seat of local government in the Albanian port city.

Festungsmauer, Durrës (postcard)(AK122 514) 1914 This 1914 postcard again depicts the fortification wall of Durres, the layered Roman and Byzantine-era defenses that once ringed the Albanian port.

View of Durrës from the Adriatic Sea (postcard)(AK092 074) 1914 Durres is viewed from the Adriatic Sea on this 1914 postcard, showing the port city's waterfront as approached by ship.

Porto Romano, Durrës in postcard (AK122 510) 1920 A postcard view of Porto Romano near Durres, Albania, dated 1920, in the years following Albania's independence. Durres, one of the oldest cities on the Adriatic coast, has served as a port since antiquity.

View of Durrës from above the hill (postcard)(AK092 073) 1931 Durrës, on the Albanian coast, is seen from a hillside above the town in this 1931 postcard photograph, showing the port city that has served as a gateway to the Adriatic since antiquity and later briefly as Albania's capital.