Why is the western coast of Albania flat? It seems like it’s the only flatland in the eastern Adriatic, how was it formed?1mo ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/geography
5th century Roman wall recently demolished by construction company in Albania, in Porto Romano, Durres.1yr ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/europe
Just found out what Azulejo are, Spanish and Portuguese painted tilework. They look amazing.1yr ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/ArchitecturalRevival
Everything in this photo was destroyed - Skopje, North Macedonia before the 1963 earthquake2yr ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/Lost_Architecture
Why doesn’t Italy invade Albania? They could control this straight here. Are they stupid?9mo ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/ShittyMapPorn
“Dr. Petrela’s House” in Tirana, Albania. They added another two floors and didn’t ruin it2mo ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/ArchitecturalRevival
Hypothetically could you build something like this in 2022, or will it be considered kitsch?1yr ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/ArchitecturalRevival
Krusevo (Крушево), a small town in North Macedonia. The highest in the country at an altitude of over 1350 meters1mo ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/europe
Albanian written in the 17th century vs now. It used to look more “Romance” because of the strong Italian influence5mo ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/linguisticshumor
Guess the language by how we pronounce foreign “international” words 🤯4mo ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/linguisticshumor
Before and after, the interior of the Cathedral of Shkoder, Albania1yr ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/ArchitecturalRevival
1920s building in Skopje, upgraded in 1930 and restored in 2002. Now the Swiss Embassy in Skopje, Macedonia1yr ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/ArchitecturalRevival
Months in European languages. Can you guess which languages are these?4mo ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/linguisticshumor
In the last couple of years Apple left some easter eggs in their September event invites. In most of them it was the colour of the iPhone or its wallpapers8mo ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/iphone
Just realized that Turkey is the reason why the star and crescent became the symbol of Islam2mo ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/AskBalkans
Two ancient monuments, two different results. Thoughts? Has your country discovered ancient monuments in the last 50 years?1wk ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/AskBalkans
Tirana in the 20s. A quote by an Italian traveler “I have seen cities without boulevards but I’ve never seen a boulevard without a city”. Thoughts?1mo ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/AskBalkans
Greeks how ...and honestly why a lot of sciences were invented by Ancient Greeks?2yr ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/AskBalkans
I just noticed that if you write Albanian with Romanian letters, you can easily notice words of Latin origin. Do you see the same thing?10mo ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/AskBalkans
Croats are lucky their country was not conquered by the Ottomans. Otherwise I highly doubt their cities would have looked this good. Do you?1mo ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/AskBalkans
How Constantinople might have looked like in the 6th century. It was truly a magical city, wasn’t it?2yr ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/AskBalkans
False friends between Albanian and some Balkan languages. Do you know other words?2yr ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/AskBalkans
Which camera design do you like the most, the one on iPhone 11/12 or the one on iPhone 13/14/15?5mo ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/iphone
A photo of Dubrovnik became Croats feel underrepresented in this sub. Is it beautiful?1mo ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/AskBalkans
The Roman Amphitheatre of Durres (ancient Dyrrachium), Albania. Discovered in 1966, after more than 50 years still not completely excavated1yr ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/europe
Most popular male names in Balkan countries. Do you see your name here?2yr ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/AskBalkans
Most common male names in Albania by district. What is the most common name in your country?1yr ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/AskBalkans
Just realized one of the most influential countries in the world is a Balkan country 2mo ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/AskBalkans
Modern day Albanian city names and their historical variations in other Balkan (and not Balkan) languages. Some of them not used today1yr ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/AskBalkans
Help me again, which country is this? [the last country was Turkey, yes shocking😮]2mo ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/AskBalkans
Albanian proverb from 1635: “Where the Turk places his foot no grass grows”. Are there similar sayings from your country?5mo ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/AskBalkans
So apparently there’s another Cleopatra movie in the making, but this time it’s CLSORDTRD. Thoughts?10mo ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/AskBalkans
Krusevo (Крушево), the highest town in North Macedonia at an altitude of over 1350 meters1mo ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/AskBalkans
Famous(christian) names and their version in Balkan languges. Do you like names like those below?2yr ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/AskBalkans
The earliest surviving documents in Albanian and Romanian were written around the same period. It’s interesting Albanian was written in Latin and Romanian in Cyrillic. Why do you think this was the case?8mo ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/AskBalkans
What would have happened if Albania didn’t became independent, Montenegro, Serbia and Greece would have taken the territories they wanted (Scutari, Durrazo/sea access and North Epirus)?10mo ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/AlternateHistory
Greece when it finds out the Albanian currency is named after Alexander the Great:1yr ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/AskBalkans
Just by looking at this photo, where do you think this town is located based on its architecture? (even though it doesn't give much clues)1yr ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/architecture
Si ishte e shkruar gjuha shqipe ne shekullin e 17-te, fjalet e marra nga fjalori i Frang Bardhit - viti 16357mo ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/albania
5th century Roman wall recently demolished in Albania, in Porto Romano, Durres. What would you do if this happened in your country?1yr ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/AskBalkans
Albanian in 1635 vs Now. How different was your language in the 17th century in comparison to today?7mo ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/AskBalkans
Shkodra, Albania. Would you consider this street “Balkan”? What is “Balkan” for you?1mo ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/AskBalkans
Since some of you want to be politically correct, this is how you do it. Did you know?1wk ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/AskBalkans
In my city in the Balkans this is known as the “Englishman’s Clock Tower” build in the 19th century, does it look English?1yr ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/architecture
Some modern Italian loanwords in Albanian. How do you call those things in your language?1yr ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/AskBalkans
Some Greek loanwords in Turkish (excluding scientific or geographic related names). Thoughts?5mo ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/AskBalkans
How easy is for you to differentiate Balkan languages? Can you guess what languages are those below?11mo ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/AskBalkans
Which Balkan country has the grandest buildings? (Not comparable to this photo but similar)1mo ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/AskBalkans
Me sa duket, ky ka qene projekti Italian per Parlamentin e Shqiperise, sic dihet nuk u ndertua asnjehere6mo ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/albania
What do you think about Shkodra. It has so much potential but why it's less developed that the south, for example?2yr ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/albania
Saint George Church in Korce, Albania (build 1881-1905), demolished in 1968 by the communist regime atheist campaign. Later to give its place to the library of the city, today the Town Hall of Korce.2yr ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/ArchitecturalRevival
Germany showing diversity with naming a storm 'Zeynep', what do you think?2yr ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/AskBalkans
My Balkan self can’t relate, because my school in North Macedonia didn’t offer any food, we just went to the nearest bakery to get this:1yr ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/europe
Was Shkodra important to Serbs/Montenegrins? (below the Rozafa Castle) Disclaimer: I’m not saying Shkodra is a Serbian city1yr ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/AskBalkans
The Lead Mosque, the largest Ottoman era mosque in Albania. Which is the largest mosque in your country from the Ottoman times?1yr ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/AskBalkans
The Balkans and surrounding countries if we remove the first letter of their name2yr ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/AskBalkans
Most common female names in Albania by district. What is the most common name in your country?1yr ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/AskBalkans
Albanian has a lot of Latin loans, but it has retained most geographical features & weather conditions. How do they sound to you & how do you call them in your language?6mo ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/AskBalkans
I asked r/architecture and most of them said this looks like Italy, Greece or some South American country. Does this look like Greece to you? (Not just the pink building, the whole image)6mo ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/AskBalkans
Europe divided into a very limiting set of regions— according to the responses from 500+ people online. Do you agree?1yr ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/AskBalkans
“Durres, rrofte deti i Serbise” propaganda e Serbise gjate Luftes se Pare Ballkanike(1912-1913)2yr ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/albania
The Cathedral of Shkoder before and after communism. A catholic one but there seems to be a Byzantine influence. Is there a Byzantine influence in catholic churches across the Balkans?1yr ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/AskBalkans
Historically Albanians had religions names (as all other people in the Balkans), so below are some popular names used by Christian Albanians. Thoughts?10mo ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/AskBalkans
How easy is for you to differentiate Balkan languages? Can you guess what languages are those below? [Part 2] (one of those is not a Balkan language)11mo ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/AskBalkans
Butrint, the last part of Albania that was conquered by the Ottomans, in 1799. What are some interesting historical facts you know?1yr ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/AskBalkans
Me te vertete, cfare eshte kjo ndertese kaq e shemtuar ne Durres, duket si e demtuar, a do te shembet?2yr ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/albania
What do you think about the PISA test? Does it reflect the real situation regarding education in the Balkans?2yr ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/AskBalkans
What do you think of this? Would you mind if your city became more diverse?1yr ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/AskBalkans
How could you describe this architecture? And can you guess where its from?1yr ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/ArchitecturePorn
So, I had a random idea on how Albanian would look like written with Greek letters. Here are some examples. Thoughts?11mo ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/AskBalkans
Before the Albanian alphabet was standardized, another alphabet was widely used, the “Bashkimi” Alphabet. Here how they compare today. Which one looks better to you?1yr ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/AskBalkans
Snapchat is one of my most used apps, but with each update it's getting worse. Do you agree?7mo ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/SnapchatHelp
The Roman Catholic Cathedral of Shkodra, Albania. Is there a Byzantine influence in catholic churches? (the frescoes were removed during communism)1yr ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/architecture
Is this true? How are relations between the Serbian and the Montenegrin church?1yr ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/AskBalkans
Some of the former Albanian toponyms in Greece and their origins. Are you for or against changing foreign place names?2mo ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/AskBalkans
TIL: Ne vitet 30 ka pasur nje inciative per ti ndryshuar toponimet ne rajonin e Himares, por s’kane qene te sukseshme!1yr ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/albania
Writing Macedonian using Albanian letters. It looks...interesting, doesn’t it?10mo ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/AskBalkans
Giovanni Battista Durazzo, one of the nine Doges of Genoa with Albanian origin(more in the comments). Whats some noble family abroad that originated from your country?1yr ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/AskBalkans
I just wanted to share this, the Province of Luxembourg in Belgium😊. Thoughts?10mo ⋅ d2mensions ⋅ r/AskBalkans
