HISTORICAL BUILDINGS

1944, 1952

Located on Admiral Isakov Avenue.

Construction of the factory’s three-storey main building began in 1949 and was completed in 1952. In 1953, brandy production, having finally separated from the Yerevan Wine-Brandy-Vodka Factory, was transferred to the newly constructed building, where the first products were produced. Red tuff stone, reminiscent of the color of brandy, was specially selected as the primary construction material.

Historical-themed bas-reliefs are placed on the tuff wall surfaces; their author is sculptor Artashes Hovsepyan.

Adjacent to the main building stands the administrative building, designed in a similar architectural style.

Over the years, parallel to the expansion of production, additional facilities were constructed, including the laboratory and tasting rooms building (1975), which also houses the exhibition hall and tasting hall, as well as the blending workshops (1989). The architects were Sergey Nersisyan, Baghdasar Arzumanyan, and Ashot Aleksanyan.

All buildings combine modern architectural solutions with elements of traditional Armenian classical architecture.

The architecture of the production complex is harmoniously complemented by decorative and applied artworks located throughout the site (ceramic sculptor Hripsime Simonyan), the monument to the distinguished brandy master Margar Sedrakyan (1975), as well as the khachkar of Mr. Pirbakhsh, carved in 1579 and brought from the great Armenian cemetery of Old Julfa.

In 1998, the factory was privatized and became part of the international group “Pernod Ricard.”