It is named after the Albanian-born Indian Roman Catholic nun, missionary and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Mother Teresa.

[1] The square was planned by the Italian architect Gherardo Bosio, and built together with the main Boulevard in 1939 to 1941, during the Italian occupation of Albania, in a Rationalist style.

[2] It is located on the south end of the Dëshmorët e Kombit Boulevard and important buildings are situated on this square.

Both the statue and the fountain were later removed, after the restoration of the square in 2014 caused by the preparations for the Pope Francis visit in Tirana.

Today it is a pedestrian zone, mostly used for different activities and concerts by the Municipality of Tirana.