In the thirteenth century lived Tzar Dushan the greatest of all Serbian rulers, who conquered the entire Balkans. At Pruzren he built this church of beautiful green and pink marble, when this part of the country fell under the yoke of the Turks it was transformed into a mosque. When the Turks were driven out in 1912 it again became a Christian church and upon the arrival of the American Red Cross was turned over to it as a storehouse for relief supplies. In the dim background can be seen the remnants of Tzar Dushan's castle a stately and imposing ruin
Summary
Title and notes from Red Cross caption card.
Photographer name or source of original from caption card or negative sleeve: A.R.C., Roumanian Comm. (via Paris Office)
Group title: Serbia.
On caption card: (38)
Used in: Ex. indef. Divisions.
Date based on date of related images in same group.
Gift; American National Red Cross 1944 and 1952.
General information about the American National Red Cross photograph collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.anrc
Temp note: Batch 8
Tags
Date
01/01/1919
Location
Pruzren
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on publication. For information, see "American National Red Cross photograph collection," http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/717_anrc.html