Poloz Mukuch Beerhouse
Restaurant in Shirak Province, Armenia
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Poloz Mukuch is a restaurant and prominent beerhouse in Gyumri, the second-largest city in Armenia. It was opened during the 1960s in Soviet Armenia and located in the historic district of Kumayri. It occupies an old mansion built in the 1860s. The beerhouse is named after humorist Mkrtich Melkonyan (1881-1931), a native of Gyumri, better known as Poloz Mukuch.
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| Established | 1960s |
| Food type | Armenian |
| Location | Jivani Street, Gyumri, Shirak Province, Armenia |
History
The building was built by Ter-Suqias Meliqyan (born in 1880 in Ojakhuli when Gyumri was known as Alexandropol in Imperial Russia). The property was nationalized by the Soviet government in 1937 following the execution of Meliqyan by the NKVD (People's Committee of Internal Affairs). At the beginning of the 1960s, the building was turned into a state-owned beerhouse.
However, the property was privatized in late 1990s and continued to function as a beerhouse. The 130-year old building is well-preserved and still keeping its original traditional design. A bust of Poloz Mukuch has been placed at the entrance.[1]
Nowadays, the beerhouse is one of the prominent landmarks of the city of Gyumri.[2]
Gallery
The beerhouse at Kumayri historic district
The facade of the building
General view
Mkrtich Melkonyan, better known as Poloz Mukuch
The beerhouse at Jivani Street
