In the nation's capital, Tirana, located 278km (173 miles) to the north, many Hoxha-era monuments have been torn down to make way for new community spaces. Skanderbeg Square, for example ...

This infamous communist-era pyramid is being reborn as a tech hub The Pyramid of Tirana was a symbol of Albania's brutal dictator. Now, MVRDV has plans to convert it into an "inhabited monument." ...