HISTORICAL BUILDINGS
WINEPRESS N 4 IN DALMA GARDEN
XIX century,
State index: 1.7.18.5
The winepress is located in the central part of the Dalma Garden, on the left bank of the canal, in a gently sloping area.
It was constructed
in the XIX century, during the reign of Hossein Qoli Khan, the last Persian
sardar of Yerevan (1807-1828), when the Dalma Canal was reopened, new
gardens were established, viticulture and winemaking gained new momentum, many
wineries and cellars were built.
It is a vaulted
structure with a rectangular plan, with external dimensions of 12.6 x 6.10
meters and an arched entrance from the east. On the western wall there is an
arched fireplace with a flue.
The lower rows are
built of raw basalt, the semi-circular vault is of brick-sized stones. One of
the constructive tricks is the spike-shaped layout of the southern part. On the
walls there are remains of clay and niches for storing kitchen utensils. The
hall is littered with rubble (before its collapse there was a basin for
pressing grapes and two clays pots for pouring
the juice into them).
The northern and
western attached buildings were probably a shed or a living room.
“The Scientific Research Center of Historical and Cultural of Heritage” SNCO
Yerevan Municipality
