Sacred Heart Church (Tirana)

Sacred Heart Church of Tirana
Kisha Zemra e Krishtit
Basic information
State Albania
Province Tirana
Country Albania
Ecclesiastical or organizational status Church
Leadership Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tiranë-Durrës

The Sacred Heart Church (Albanian: Zemra e Krishtit Catholic Church of Tirana) is a Roman Catholic church in Tirana, Albania. It was built in 1939 by the Italians 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

  1. Jeroen van Marle, Alwyn Thomson. Tirana In Your Pocket. In Your Pocket. p. 21.
  2. Masters, Tom (2007). Lonely Planet Eastern Europe (9 ed.). Lonely Planet. p. 54. ISBN 1-74104-476-6.

Coordinates: 41°19′38″N 19°48′26″E / 41.3272245°N 19.807294°E / 41.3272245; 19.807294


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