Liberty Square ( ka, თავისუფლების მოედანი, tr) is a station of the
Tbilisi Metro
The Tbilisi Metro ( ka, თბილისის მეტროპოლიტენი, tr) is a rapid transit system in the Georgia (country), Georgian capital Tbilisi. Opened on 11 January 1966, it was the List of metro systems in the Soviet ...
on the
Akhmeteli–Varketili Line
The Akhmeteli–Varketili Line ( ka, ახმეტელი-ვარკეთილის ხაზი) (formerly known as Didube–Samgori and Gldani–Varketili line; and also alternatively written as Akhmeteli Theatre–Varketili line) is a ...
. Situated between
Rustaveli and
Avlabari
Avlabari ( ka, ავლაბარი ''Avlabari'', ''Havlabar'') is a neighborhood of Old Tbilisi on the left bank (east side) of the Mtkvari River. The 11th-13th century chronicles mention it as Isani, which is now one of the larger municip ...
, Tavisuplebis Moedani is one of the deepest stations of the
metro
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.
The metro station is surrounded by the Galleria Tbilisi ( ka, გალერია თბილისი) shopping centre which is a multi-level shopping mall featuring a play area, a movie theatre and a food court.
It is located close to
Freedom Square at the southern end of
Rustaveli Avenue
Rustaveli Avenue ( ka, რუსთაველის გამზირი, Rust'avelis Gamziri), formerly known as Golovin Street, is the central avenue in Tbilisi named after the medieval Georgian poet, Shota Rustaveli.
The avenue starts at ...
. The station was opened on 6 November 1967 to extend the original
Rustaveli–
Didube line. Before 1991, it was named Lenin Square (ლენინის მოედანი). The station was renovated in 2006.
Architecture
The original above-ground pavilion was part of the "Tbilisi" department store complex. The underground station, which is connected to the upper vestibule by an escalator, is a row of columns covered with white marble; The roof is vaulted. Red marble tiles are laid on the floor.
The station was renovated in 2006. The changes affected its visual side. A new lighting system, advertising billboards and monitors were installed. The communication system was also updated. Red and white colors predominate in the white marble station: in accordance with the composition created from the flag of Georgia and a red rose.
After the demolition of the "Tbilisi" department store and the construction of "Tbilisi Gallery" in its place (2017-2018), the new upper pavilion of the "Freedom Square" metro station (the old one no longer exists) was inside the newly built building.
Freedom Square is one of the deepest stations in the Tbilisi metropolitan area and is a few meters behind Rustaveli.
Gallery
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See also
*
List of Tbilisi metro stations
References
External links
Freedom Square station page at Tbilisi Municipal Portal
Tbilisi Metro stations
Railway stations in Georgia (country) opened in 1967
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