Resurrection Cathedral, Korçë
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The Resurrection of Christ Cathedral of Korçë ( sq, Katedralja “Ngjallja e Krishtit”) is the main Albanian Orthodox church in
Korçë Korçë (; sq-definite, Korça) is the eighth most populous city of the Republic of Albania and the seat of Korçë County and Korçë Municipality. The total population is 75,994 (2011 census), in a total area of . It stands on a plateau som ...
, Albania. The cathedral was built by the Albanian Orthodox Church in 1995. A previous cathedral in Korçë named after St. George was destroyed by the Communist authorities in 1968. It received the money for construction from Greeks and also from Orthodox members of the Albanian diaspora. It is painted in pink, blue and brown. Inside, the modest white interior is dominated by a huge carved wooden iconostasis.


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