Golovin Avenue is the former name of Rustaveli Avenue, the principal street of Tbilisi.
Golovinskiy Avenue received its name in the mid XIX century in honour of the imperial viceroy of the Caucasus, Yevgeny Golovin (1782–1858).
One of the most notable buildings on the avenue is the Vorontsov Palace, built in 1865 according to the design of the architect Otto Simonson (c. 1830–1914).
When the Viceroyalty was abolished in 1917, the Transcaucasian Seim convened in this building.
On April 22, 1918, the Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic proclaimed its independence here.
On May 26, in the main hall of Vorontsov Palace, the independence of Georgia was proclaimed, and a few days later the independence of Azerbaijan and Armenia followed.
On that same day, May 26, the first Georgian national flag was raised atop the building.