Am Wall Windmill
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| Mühle am Wall | |
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| Origin | |
| Mill location | Bremen |
| Coordinates | 53°04′49″N 8°48′25″E / 53.0802°N 8.8069°E |
| Year built | 1898 |
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| Smock sides | 8 |
| Type of sails | shuttered |
The Am Wall Windmill (Herdentorswallmühle or Mühle am Wall) is a windmill in Bremen, Germany. It was fully built in 1898. The building is open to visitors and it has a restaurant.
History
[edit]The first windmill on this site was constructed in 1699. The building has been destroyed by fire and rebuilt a number of times, but the current construction was completed in 1898. This design rests on an eight sided base and the upper part is steered by a wind vane. The four sails of the windmill are shuttered.[1] This type of design is known as a smock mill or Galerieholländer.
The windmill is in the middle of a city park that was constructed on the ground where the fortifications of the city once stood. Today the building is heritage listed and inside is a restaurant.[2]
References
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- ^ Plaque, Bremen tourist board, retrieved 3 April 2014
- ^ Mühle am Wall, Bremen Tourist board, retrieved 3 April 2014
