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Gjirokastër 2005–2019 3 photos of this spot

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A view over Gjirokastër, Albania, photographed in 2005. Known for its stone-roofed Ottoman-era houses climbing a steep hillside, the town is a UNESCO World Heritage site sometimes called the 'city of stone.'

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Gjirokastran view of the city, Gjirokastër, 2005

Gjirokastran view of the city 2005 A view over Gjirokastër, Albania, photographed in 2005. Known for its stone-roofed Ottoman-era houses climbing a steep hillside, the town is a UNESCO World Heritage site sometimes called the 'city of stone.'

Gjirokastra - Burg 2011 Gjirokastër Castle overlooking the Albanian town in 2011. The hilltop fortress, expanded over centuries, held political prisoners under communist rule and now houses a museum of armaments and weaponry from Albania's past.

View of Gjirokastër 2019 Photographed in 2019, this image offers a view of Gjirokastër, Albania, a town whose hillside old quarter is built largely of stone with distinctive slate roofs, preserved today as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.