What is Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastra?
{{Infobox UNESCO World Heritage Site|WHS=Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastër|image={{Photomontage|position=center | photo1a = Panorama Albania Tour 003.jpg | photo2a = Gjirokaster,_panorama.jpg | size = 250 | spacing = 2 | color = #FFFFFFu | border = 0 }}|image_size=250px|alt=The cities of Berat and Gjirokastër|caption={{small|Panoramas of Berat (top) and Gjirokastër (bottom)}}|Location=[[Albania]]|Criteria=Cultural: iii, iv|ID=569|Year=2005|Extension=2008}}The '''Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastër''' ({{lang-sq|Qendrat historike të Beratit dhe Gjirokastrës}}) are cities of [[Berat]] and [[Gjirokastër]] in southern [[Albania]]. Together, they form the [[UNESCO]] [[List of World Heritage Sites in Albania|World Heritage Sites in Albania]]. Gjirokastër was added to the list in 2005. Berat was later added in 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Centre|first=UNESCO World Heritage|title=Three new sites inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/news/452/|access-date=2020-08-15|website=UNESCO World Heritage Centre|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author1=[[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]]|title=Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastra|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/569|website=whc.unesco.org|language=English}}</ref> They are known as examples of a unique design common during the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] period.<ref>{{cite web|author1=UNESCO World Heritage Site|title=Museum-City of Gjirokastra|url=https://whc.unesco.org/uploads/nominations/569bis.pdf|website=whc.unesco.org|language=French, English|format=PDF}}</ref> [[Berat]] is also known as the city of a thousand windows. It is one of the most special [[Building|architectural]] sites in Albania. Similarities in [[Illyrians]], [[Ancient Greece|Greeks]], [[Roman Empire|Romans]], [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantines]] and [[Ottoman Empire|Ottomans]] [[Influence|influences]] are still evident. The designs are seen and well preserved in the city with castles and mansions, old [[Church (building)|churches]] and [[Mosque|mosques]] and grand