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Old photos of Gjirokastër

52 photographs of Gjirokastër, from 1913 to 2025 — each pinned to the exact place it was taken.

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What the photos show

The 52 photographs of Gjirokastër on PlaceWas span 5 decades, from 1913 to 2025. 8 of them were taken before 1980; the other 44 are recent views of the same streets and landmarks.11 spots were photographed more than once, so you can compare the same street, square or building across the years.52 of the photos carry a written caption explaining what is in the frame. Every picture is pinned to the place it was taken, so the map below shows where the photographers stood.

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Places in Gjirokastër through time

Spots photographed more than once — compare the same place across the years.

Kalaja e Gjirokastrës (85230), Gjirokastër — photos through time
Kalaja e Gjirokastrës (85230) 8 photos · 1913–2025
Gjirokastra - Gasse, Gjirokastër — photos through time
Gjirokastra - Gasse 7 photos · 2000–2023
Rrugicat Gjirokaster, Gjirokastër — photos through time
Rrugicat Gjirokaster 6 photos · 2010–2024
Gjirokaster Bazaar Quarter, Gjirokastër — photos through time
Gjirokaster Bazaar Quarter 5 photos · 2010–2019
Gjirokastra's Castle, Gjirokastër — photos through time
Gjirokastra's Castle 5 photos · 2011–2019
Minaret of the Meçite Mosque, Gjirokastër — photos through time
Minaret of the Meçite Mosque 4 photos · 2017
Gjirokastra - Burg, Gjirokastër — photos through time
Gjirokastra - Burg 3 photos · 2005–2019
Gjirokastra - Kadare-Haus - outside, Gjirokastër — photos through time
Gjirokastra - Kadare-Haus - outside 3 photos · 2013–2019
Gjirokastra - Straße mit altem Hotel, Gjirokastër — photos through time
Gjirokastra - Straße mit altem Hotel 2 photos · 2011
Gjirokastër, Albania November 2022 - Gateway, Gjirokastër — photos through time
Gjirokastër, Albania November 2022 - Gateway 2 photos · 2022
Turkish Bath, Mecite, Gjirokaster, Gjirokastër — photos through time
Turkish Bath, Mecite, Gjirokaster 2 photos · 2017–2025

Stories from Gjirokastër

What contributors wrote about these photographs.

EU: Γενική άποψη της πόλης, Βαλκανικοί Πόλεμοι. (1913), Gjirokastër, 1913
EU: Γενική άποψη της πόλης, Βαλκανικοί Πόλεμοι. (1913) 1913 A general view of a town affected by the Balkan Wars is shown in this 1913 photograph taken at Gjirokastër, in present-day Albania, during the conflicts that reshaped the region's borders and drew the town under Albanian…
EU: N.º 27. Gj nokastra ó Argirokastro. - Antigua ciudadela (1933), Gjirokastër, 1933
EU: N.º 27. Gj nokastra ó Argirokastro. - Antigua ciudadela (1933) 1933 Labeled 'antigua ciudadela' (old citadel) in its original caption, this 1933 photograph shows Gjirokastër, the fortified hill town in southern Albania long known for its stone houses, tiled roofs, and hilltop castle…
Gjirokaster, panorama, Gjirokastër, 2010
Gjirokaster, panorama 2010 A panoramic view of Gjirokastër, Albania, taken in 2010. Known as the 'City of Stone' for its slate-roofed Ottoman-era houses, the town overlooks the Drino valley in the country's south and was inscribed as a UNESCO…
Gjirokaster, street to castle, Gjirokastër, 2010
Gjirokaster, street to castle 2010 A street climbing toward Gjirokastër Castle, photographed in 2010; the fortress dominates the Albanian hill town's skyline and was expanded by successive rulers over several centuries, from its Byzantine-era origins…
Gjirokastra - Kadare-Haus - View from bedroom at staircase, minaret and castle, Gjirokastër, 2013
Gjirokastra - Kadare-Haus - View from bedroom at staircase, minaret and castle 2013 A 2013 interior-to-exterior view in Gjirokaster, Albania, from within a house associated with the writer Ismail Kadare, looking out past a staircase toward a minaret and the hilltop castle that overlooks this…
Skënduli House 01, Gjirokastër, 2019
Skënduli House 01 2019 This 2019 photograph shows the Skenduli House in Gjirokastër, Albania, an Ottoman-era residence in the city's old town. Gjirokastër's stone houses, built with fortified lower floors and elaborate upper rooms, are…
Gjirokastër Castle, Albania, Gjirokastër, 2019
Gjirokastër Castle, Albania 2019 Dating from 2019, this photograph shows Gjirokastër Castle in Albania, the hilltop fortress overlooking the old town below. Parts of the castle date to the early medieval period, with later additions made under Ottoman…
Kalaja e Gjirokastrës (85230), Gjirokastër, 2025
Kalaja e Gjirokastrës (85230) 2025 The hilltop castle of Gjirokastër, Albania, seen in 2025; the fortress overlooks the town's Ottoman-era stone houses in the Drino Valley. Gjirokastër's old bazaar and characteristic stone-roofed houses were inscribed as…
1910s · 6 photos
1930s · 2 photos
2000s · 3 photos
2010s · 33 photos · showing 12, all 33 on the map ↗
2020s · 8 photos