Shtraus Square (Tirana)

Albania / Tirana / Tirana

It's the center of Xhamllik.

Strauss visited communist Albania on 21 August 1984, while Enver Hoxha, the ruler from the end of World War II until his death in 1985, was still alive. Strauss was one of the few Western leaders, if not the only one, to visit the isolationist Albania in decades. This fuelled speculation that Strauss might be preparing the way for diplomatic links between Albania and West Germany and indeed, relations were established in 1987 (Wikipedia).
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Coordinates:   41°20'6"N   19°50'10"E
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