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Photographs found in debris on the floor of the Banghazi Cathedral depict what it looked like when it still being used. The photos date to the 1970s, around the time the cathedral cloed its doors. Once a huge indicator of Christianity in the region, the cathedral has been sitting abandoned for nearly four decades in Benghazi, Libya. (Nancy Youssef/MCT)
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Shattered plates depicting Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi are among the debris left in the abandoned Benghazi Cathedral. Once a huge indicator of Christianity in the region, the cathedral has been sitting abandoned for nearly four decades in Benghazi, Libya. (Nancy Youssef/MCT)
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Scaffolding surrounds the Benghzai Cathedral indicating possible restoration, but residents are dubious that the Gadhafi regime will fund the project. Once a huge indicator of Christianity in the region, the cathedral has been sitting abandoned for nearly four decades in Benghazi, Libya. (Nancy Youssef/MCT)
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Scaffolding surrounds the Benghzai Cathedral indicating possible restoration, but residents are dubious that the Gadhafi regime will fund the project. Once a huge indicator of Christianity in the region, the cathedral has been sitting abandoned for nearly four decades in Benghazi, Libya. (Nancy Youssef/MCT)
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Light streams through windows illuminating the interior of the Benghazi Cathedral.
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Light streams through one of the remaining stained-glass windows illuminating the interior of the Benghazi Cathedral. Once a huge indicator of Christianity in the region, the cathedral has been sitting abandoned for nearly four decades in Benghazi, Libya. (Nancy Youssef/MCT)
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Light streams through windows illuminating the interior of the Benghazi Cathedral. Once a huge indicator of Christianity in the region, the cathedral has been sitting abandoned for nearly four decades in Benghazi, Libya. (Nancy Youssef/MCT)
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Light streams through windows illuminating the interior of the Benghazi Cathedral. Once a huge indicator of Christianity in the region, the cathedral has been sitting abandoned for nearly four decades in Benghazi, Libya. (Nancy Youssef/MCT)
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The Benghazi Cathedral was designed by the Italians in a neo-classical style with two grand domes. Once a huge indicator of Christianity in the region, the cathedral has been sitting abandoned for nearly four decades in Benghazi, Libya. (Nancy Youssef/MCT)
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