The Gjon Markagjoni tower, Shkoder

APR 19 2025

The Gjon Markagjoni tower, Shkoder

The stone tower attached to the Shkoder historical museum belonged to the Markagjoni family, chiefs of Mirdita. Fortified tower houses like this were the standard architecture of the northern clans.

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