Description of the attraction
Narzan Gallery in Kislovodsk is an outstanding architectural monument. It is located on Karl Marx Avenue, near the entrance to the Kurortny Park. The gallery was built in 1848 under the direction of the architect Samuel Upton.
The two-storey building in the style of Gothic Romanticism resembles a keyhole in its shape. The facade of the building is decorated with turrets and arches. The central place in the gallery is occupied by the source of the narzan. Initially, the northern part of the building was rented out as rooms for visitors.
The first wooden well around the Narzan spring was built in 1823. Next to him was a canopy of canvas, which protected the vacationers from the scorching sun and bad weather. Thirty years later, Count S. S. Vorontsov invited the architect Upton from England to build a covered gallery that would connect the spring and the baths. The wooden well around the spring was replaced with a stone one and surrounded by a grate. Initially, people scooped water directly from the pool, built in the form of a funnel. Later, the narzan spring was covered with a glass dome, and faucets were installed in the walls of the well, from which water flowed. Due to the fact that the narzan is enriched with oxygen and the water foams, the well was called "Boiling".
It is worth noting that the gallery has come down to our time almost in its original form. The "Boiling Well" today plays a decorative role - healing water is taken from the pump rooms in the gallery. This is drinking water - sulphate narzan, dolomite and Zhelyabovsky. Sulphated Narzan, as the name suggests, is rich in sulphates - this water is most commonly used for healing. Dolomite narzan is characterized by high mineralization, which helps to remove toxins from the body. And Zhelyabovsky has excellent taste.
