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TIRANA, Jan. 30 – Albanian heritage experts have hailed the shortlisting of Gjirokastra and the post-Byzantine churches among Europe 12 most endangered sites as a good opportunity that could see them escape the threat if they make it to the final top seven list, but say the situation reconfirms the decades-long neglect to the country’s landmark cultural gems. Architect Kliti Kallamata, the managing director of the Korà§a-based “Past for the Future” foundation that submitted the nomination for the Voskopoja and Vithkuq post-Byzantine churches, southeastern Albania, blames decades-long neglect that the public administration has shown toward the monuments by carrying out…
