Freedom Square, Tbilisi

Freedom Square or Liberty Square is located in the center of Tbilisi, Georgia, at the eastern end of Rustaveli Avenue. (In Georgian, it is თავისუფლების მოედანი Tavisuplebis moedani, pronounced [tʰavisupʰlebis moedani]).

Freedom Square – Liberty Square
Native name
Georgian: თავისუფლების მოედანი
LocationTbilisi, Georgia
Coordinates41°41′36″N 44°48′06″E
BuiltEarly 19th century
Architectural style(s)Neoclassical and Modern with some Pseudo-moorish elements.
Location of Freedom Square – Liberty Square in Tbilisi

Under Imperial Russia it was known as Erivansky or Paskevich-Erivansky Square (Georgian: ერევანსკის მოედანი, Erevansk'is moedani, Russian: Эриванская площадь, Erivanskaya ploshchad.) While part of the Soviet Union, it was Beria Square (Georgian: ბერიას მოედანი, Berias moedani) and Lenin Square (Georgian: ლენინის მოედანი, Leninis moedani).

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