Sacred Heart Church (Tirana)
| Sacred Heart Church of Tirana Kisha Zemra e Krishtit | |
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| Province | Tirana |
| Leadership | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tiranë-Durrës |
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| State | Albania |
The Sacred Heart Church (Albanian: Zemra e Krishtit Catholic Church of Tirana) is a Roman Catholic church in Tirana, Albania. It was built in 1865 as a gift from the emperor Franz Joseph but was closed in 1967.[1]
When it reopened, in 1990, Lonely Planet described the church as having "hilariously garish photo realistic images over a Communist whitewash that have to be seen to be believed".[2]
References
- ^ Tirana In Your Pocket. In Your Pocket. p. 21.
{{cite book}}: Cite uses deprecated parameter|authors=(help) - ^ Masters, Tom (2007). Lonely Planet Eastern Europe (9 ed.). Lonely Planet. p. 54. ISBN 1-74104-476-6.
External links
- Michael Harrison, Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Tirana, an examination of the Church's murals
41°19′38″N 19°48′26″E / 41.3272245°N 19.807294°E
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