Mühle am Wall | |
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Origin | |
Mill location | Bremen |
Coordinates | 53°04′49″N8°48′25″E / 53.0802°N 8.8069°E Coordinates: 53°04′49″N8°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 an important and iconic building in Bremen, Germany. This 1898 building is open to visitors and it is home to a restaurant.
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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.
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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. Tourists may enter the building after a nominal charge every day, although in the winter it is only open in the afternoon. [2]
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