Lermontov pump-room description and photo - Russia - Caucasus: Zheleznovodsk (Topic)

Lermontov pump-room description and photos - Russia - Caucasus: Zheleznovodsk. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photos and a map showing the nearest significant objects.

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The Lermontov pump-room is the very first spring opened in the resort town of Zheleznovodsk. This unique spring is located on the southern slope of Mount Zheleznaya, in the depths of the Kurortny Park, at Lermontov Street, 12.

The source that gave life to the resort was discovered by the famous Moscow doctor F.P. Gaaz. in 1810 In search of this "mysterious" source, hidden by the dense forest of Mount Zheleznaya, Gaaz was helped by the Kabardian prince Izmail-bey. The source, which later received the name No. 1, was originally named by Gaaz Konstantinovsky in honor of the Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich. The drinking pump room of the spring No. 1 was built in 1916 according to the design of the engineer A. Kuznetsov.

Initially, the water supply inside the pump room was as follows: in the center there was a cabinet with taps in all directions, water from which flowed into a marble sink. A little later, the water supply was moved from the center to one of the walls of the pump room. In 1954, the pump-room building was glazed.

In 1964, during the jubilee celebrations dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the birth of the famous Russian poet M.Yu. Lermontov, source No. 1 was named Lermontovsky. A memorial plaque installed on the pavilion in October 1967 says that "in 1837, the famous Russian poet M. Yu. Lermontov, who was treated in the city of Zheleznovodsk, used water from this spring". Also, such outstanding people as Tolstoy L.N., Pushkin A.S., Glinka M.I. drank water from this spring. and Balakirev MA

The modern Lermontov pump-room is located in a 7-meter semi-rotunda, supported by six Ionic columns, and is a monument of nature and history.

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