Burgajet Castle

Castle Burgajet was a large fortified house, located in Burgajet in the Dibër County of Albania. It was the birthplace, and family seat, of King Zog I of the Albanians. Jason Tomes described it thus; a solid rectangular building with two small wings facing into a courtyard. This was Castle Burgajet, citadel of the chieftain of Mati...the biggest house for miles and the only one with glazed windows. The interior was even more distinctive...Fancy furnishings, imported from Austria, had recently become the hallmark of wealth. Salon chairs, draperies, table-lamps, and bric-a-brac...

Burgajet Castle

Castle Burgajet was a large fortified house, located in Burgajet in the Dibër County of Albania. It was the birthplace, and family seat, of King Zog I of the Albanians. Jason Tomes described it thus; a solid rectangular building with two small wings facing into a courtyard. This was Castle Burgajet, citadel of the chieftain of Mati...the biggest house for miles and the only one with glazed windows. The interior was even more distinctive...Fancy furnishings, imported from Austria, had recently become the hallmark of wealth. Salon chairs, draperies, table-lamps, and bric-a-brac...