Am Wall Windmill Explained

Mühle am Wall
Location Of Mill:Bremen
Coordinates:53.0802°N 8.8069°W
Built:1898
Smock Sides:8
Sail Type: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

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]

Notes and References

  1. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Windmill,_Bremen_Plate.JPG Plaque
  2. http://www.bremen-tourism.de/muehle-am-wall Mühle am Wall