Freedom Square is one of the largest and most popular squares in Georgia. It is located right in the center of the capital Tbilisi.
It was known as Erivan Square under Imperial Russia and Lenin Square under the Soviet Union, is located in the center of Tbilisi at the eastern end of Rustaveli Avenue.
The square was initially named after Ivan Paskevich, who was the Count of Erivan (present-day Yerevan), a Russian general who earned his title due to conquesting of Erivan for the Russian Empire. During the Soviet times, the square was renamed for a couple of times, it was first called "Beria Square", and later "Lenin Square".
Freedom Square was the place where the 1907 Tiflis bank robbery took place. It has been the spot of different mass demonstrations including those for Georgia's independence from th Soviet Union, the Rose Revolution, and many others. In 2005 Freedom Square was the place where U.S. President George W. Bush and Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili with over 100,000 people celebrated the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II.
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