Freedom Square – Liberty Square | |
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Native name თავისუფლების მოედანი (Georgian) | |
Location | Tbilisi, Georgia |
Coordinates | 41°41′36″N 44°48′06″E / 41.69333°N 44.80167°E |
Built | Early 19th century |
Architectural style(s) | Neoclassical and Modern with some Pseudo-moorish elements. |
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]).
Under Imperial Russia it was known as Erivansky[1] or Paskevich-Erivansky[2] Square (Georgian: ერევანსკის მოედანი, Erevansk'is moedani, Russian: Эриванская площадь, Erivanskaya ploshchad.)[3] While part of the Soviet Union, it was Beria Square (Georgian: ბერიას მოედანი, Berias moedani) and Lenin Square (Georgian: ლენინის მოედანი, Leninis moedani).