Liberty Square (Tbilisi Metro)
Liberty Square Metro Station
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Liberty Square (Georgian: თავისუფლების მოედანი, romanized: tavisuplebis moedani) is a station of the Tbilisi Metro on the Akhmeteli–Varketili Line. Situated between Rustaveli and Avlabari, Tavisuplebis Moedani is one of the deepest stations of the metro.
Liberty Square თავისუფლების მოედანი  | |||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 41°41′41″N 44°47′59″E | ||||||||||
| System | Tbilisi Metro station | ||||||||||
| Line | Akhmeteli-Varketili Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 6 November 1967 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2006 | ||||||||||
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The metro station is surrounded by the Galleria Tbilisi (Georgian: 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. 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.[1]
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.[3]
Freedom Square is one of the deepest stations in the Tbilisi metropolitan area and is a few meters behind Rustaveli.
