The Jermuk Drinking Gallery is located on the shore of the Seven Springs Lake in the place where the largest spring with mineral water was found in the 19th century. A beautiful embankment is made between the gallery and the lake. People take water here, according to doctors` prescriptions, and have a nice time here.
5 types of mineral water with different temperatures from 30 to 53 degrees are served in the Drinking gallery of Jermuk. Well rooms are made in the form of ancient Greek amphorae. Water flows in a small stream from the pipes. A water temperature plates is installed above each faucet. Also, the water in different well rooms differs in its mineral composition.
The monumental building of the Jermuk Drinking Gallery was built in 1956 by Gevorg Tamayan. He was the son of the famous Armenian architect Alexander Tamayan, who developed the general plan of Yerevan in 1924. Thanks to him, the Armenian capital Yerevan has acquired its modern look.
The building of the Jermuk Drinking Gallery was built in a monumental style, which was later called the Stalinist Empire, but inside it looks like an ancient Greek temple. In many resorts in the Caucasus, Drinking galleries are located in closed buildings, but in Jermuk, the Drinking Gallery is open. Arches in the Corinthian style were built over the drinking well rooms. The length of the colonnade reaches 50 meters. The largest Sanatoriums of Jermuk are located near the Drinking Gallery.
