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Sunday, July 4, 2021

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Statement regarding the destruction of Saint George Church on 6-30-21--Korce






"THIS WALL WAS BUILT IN 2017. IT STANDS ON THE EXACT LINE WHERE THE SHEN GJERGJI CHURCH ONCE STOOD. THIS ORTHODOX CHURCH WAS BUILT IN 1905 AND DEMOLISHED IN 1971, DURING COMMUNISTIC PERIOD, TO MAKE WAY FOR THE CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY [...] THE REINSTATING OF THE LINE OF THE CHURCH FACADE INTO THE PAVEMENT AND THE CITY PLAN OF KORCA ENSURES THAT THE PEOPLE OF KORCA DO NOT LOSE THEIR HISTORIC MEMORY, THE RICH TAPESTRY OF OVERLAYED HISTORIES."


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