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Clock Tower, Gjirokastra Castle, Gjirokastra, Albania
The Clock Tower, erected 19th century by Ali Pasha, at the Kalaja e Gjirokastres or Gjirokastra Castle, built before the 12th century and expanded by Ali Pasha of Tepelene after 1812, Gjirokastra, Albania. The castle dominates the town and overlooks the strategically important route along the river valley. The government of King Zog expanded the castle prison in 1932. Today it has 5 towers and houses, the new Gjirokastra Museum, a clock tower, a church, a cistern and the stage of the National Folk Festival. Gjirokastra was settled by the Greek Chaonians, the Romans and Byzantines before becoming an Ottoman city in 1417. Its old town was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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AR9182197
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Image
Purpose
Public
Size
5616px × 3744px
Photo Credit
Manuel Cohen / Art Resource, NY
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12TH CENTURY
19th century
Albania
ALBANIAN
ALI PASHA
Architecture
building
Castle
Clock Tower
color
COLOR IMAGE
colour image
DAY
Defense
DEFENSIVE
EASTERN EUROPE
Eastern European
EPIRUS
Exterior
FORT
Fortification
Fortress
HERITAGE
History
HORIZONTAL
IMAGE
MC
Morning
mountain
Outdoors
OUTSIDE
Photograph
Southern Europe
Southern European
TOURISM
Tourist Attraction
Travel
UNESCO
UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE
Valley