Zemra e Krishtit Catholic Church of Tirana
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The Zemra e Krishtit Catholic Church of Tirana or Tirana Catholic Church of St Marie 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.
It reopened in 1990. Lonely Planet
describes the church as having "hilariously garish photo realistic images over a Communist whitewash that have to be seen to be believed".
Tirana
Tirana is the capital and the largest city of Albania. Modern Tirana was founded as an Ottoman town in 1614 by Sulejman Bargjini, a local ruler from Mullet, although the area has been continuously inhabited since antiquity. Tirana became Albania's capital city in 1920 and has a population of over...
, Albania
Albania
Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
. It was built in 1865 as a gift from the emperor Franz Joseph but was closed in 1967.
It reopened in 1990. Lonely Planet
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describes the church as having "hilariously garish photo realistic images over a Communist whitewash that have to be seen to be believed".