Freedom Square, Tbilisi
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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
History
The square was originally named after Ivan Paskevich, Count of Erivan, a general in the Russian Imperial Army of Ukrainian descent, who earned his title in honor of his conquest of Erivan (present-day Yerevan) for the Russian Empire. During the Soviet era, the square was renamed twice: first to "Beria Square", and then "Lenin Square".[4] The location was first named Freedom Square in 1918, during the foundation of the First Georgian Republic following the collapse of the Russian Empire.
The Freedom Square was the site of the
Monuments
Abutting the north side of Freedom Square is a small open space with a fountain and a bust of
Tbilisi City Assembly is situated on the square. Other buildings include the former Bank of Georgia head office and the Courtyard by Marriott Tbilisi. The square will also accommodate the Old Tbilisi local government office, the building works of which are already started.
During the Soviet period, the square featured a large statue of
Branching out from this square are six streets: Rustaveli Avenue, Pushkin Street, Kote Apkhazi Street, Shalva Dadiani Street, Galaktion Tabidze Street and Giorgi Leonidze Street.
Gallery
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Lenin Square in 1976 -
Freedom Square in 2000s -
Roses at Liberty Square, Tbilisi -
Demonstration for Rose Revolution in Freedom Square
References
Citation
- ^ Frederiksen, Martin Demant. A Gate, but Leading Where?’ In Search of Actually Existing Cosmopolitanism in Post-Soviet Tbilisi. Post-cosmopolitan Cities: Explorations of Urban Coexistence, Berghahn Books, August 1, 2012. p. 125
- ^ Rydel, Christine. The Ardis anthology of Russian romanticism. Ardish Publishers, 1984. p. 335
- ^ Kavkaz Newspaper, #186, August 18 (31), 1910
- ^ "Площадь свободы" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2010-06-10.
- ^ "Georgian jailed for Bush attack". BBC News. 11 January 2006. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
- ^ Sebag-Montefiore, Simon (2008). "Prologue: The Bank Robbery". Young Stalin. Random House, Inc. p. 370
- ^ Burford 2008, p. 113.
- ^ "Communist Purge of Security Chiefs Continues". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. AAP. 1953-07-17. p. 1. Retrieved 2010-12-02.
Biography
- Burford, Tim (2008). Georgia. Bradt Travel Guides. Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire: Bradt Travel Guides. ISBN 978-1-84162-261-3.
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