Tavisuplebis Moedani, Tbilisi

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Tavisuplebis Moedani - in English, Freedom Square - (formerly known as Lenin Square) is located in the center of Tbilisi at the end of Rustavelis Gamziri. The Town Hall is situated on the Square. Tavisuplebis Moedani has been the site of various mass demonstrations including those for Georgia's independence (from the Soviet Union), the Rose Revolution, and others. In 2005 Tavisuplebis Moedani was the location where U.S. President George W. Bush and Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili addressed a crowd of around 100,000 people in celebration of the 60th anniversary marking the end of World War II. On November 23, 2006, the Liberty Monument depicting St George slaying the dragon and authored by Zurab Tsereteli was unveiled in square.