Freedom Square - the geographical center of the capital of Georgia - Tbilisi. In the Middle Ages the area was known as Caravanserai, or hotel space. In 1827, Russian troops under the command of General Paskevich captured the fortress city of Erevan. Among other awards, General Paskevich bestowed the title of Count of Erivan. As a result of these events, the Tbilisi area was named after Paskevich-Erivan. In the future, the area left a short name - Erivan Square.

At the beginning of the second half of the nineteenth century. modern urban area began actively to be built: the ravine was filled, a place where there were the lists and the Sunday market, leveled, was also mapped out a plan for future pads streets. In 1851, it completed construction of the caravanserai (hotel area) Tamamsheva merchant, who became both a theater. With the advent of the theater area of ​​the town was renamed Theater. In 1918 she was given another name - Freedom Square. However, after the arrival of the Soviet Army was renamed the area again, but in the area of ​​the Transcaucasian Federation. The area has got much smaller, since it was located north of a huge caravanserai. In 1940 the local authorities decided to demolish the caravanserai, to expand the area and make it the central city area. With the accession of Georgia to the Soviet Union the area became to bear the name Beria, and later it was named after Lenin.

Despite its small size, the current Liberty Square every time it becomes a gathering place for demonstrations and crowded arena for political battles. Today, the central square of Tbilisi is the hotel "Marriott", the bodies of local administration and the central office of the Bank of Georgia. In November 2006, on the area of ​​the opening of the Freedom Monument, depicting St. George slaying the dragon. The monument was created by Zurab Tsereteli.

Freedom Square is the perfect place to start a walking tour of the downtown area.