Italian Prisoners Built a Chapel From Scraps—It's Still Standing
World War II

Italian Prisoners Built a Chapel From Scraps—It's Still Standing

Six hundred Italian prisoners of war built a chapel on a windswept Orkney island using nothing but salvaged scraps—and it's still standing.

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20th CenturyItalian POWsMilitary HistoryOrkney IslandsResistance and SurvivalSacred ArchitectureScotlandWorld War IItrip-stop:kirkwalltrip:normandy-2026

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