In 1268, was built the Monastery of Apollonia, near Fieri of today, together with its church, it is a magnificent ensemble of the Albanian medieval architecture. It is the continuation of the development of the culture of ancient Apollonia, a testimony of the Albanian people creative spirit and his ancestors ancient who for centuries and millennia have inhabited these lands, leaving an indelible mark and enriching the treasure of their culture and worldwide. In the Monastery of Apollonia, after so many centuries, are preserved many artistic values. The numerous icons, unique wall paintings, cult objects worked in wood and metal reflect the great development of fine arts in arbërore territories of that time.
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16 April 1881, The League of Prizren begun an armed conflict with the Ottoman Empire forces
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16 April 1895, was born the Arbëresh poet Josif Rela from the region of Zara in Dalmatia
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16 April 1912, the Assembly of Krasniqi presented to the Young Turk government a memorandum urging the recognition of Albania autonomy
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16 April 1913, Esat Pasha Toptani signed the capitulation agreement and handed Shkodra to Montenegrins