20th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Defiant Church
The Kisha e Thethit, built in the 19th-century, has served many roles. Church, hospital during the communist period, and schoolhouse during the Ottoman Empire. This last point is significant, as it taught children Albanian during a time when the Albanian language was banned by the Ottoman Turks.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 08.2021 |
| Date Uploaded: | 11.2022 |
| Photo Location: | Theth, Albania |
| Camera: | NIKON Z 6_2 |
| Copyright: | © Nichoals Benvenuto |
Awards
| Photo of the Day: 11.04.23 |