Ta' Ganu Windmill Explained

Ta' Ganu Windmill (also known as Tal-Maħlut Windmill) is an eighteenth century windmill in Birkirkara, Malta.[1] It was built in 1724 by the António Manoel de Vilhena Foundation.[2] "Maħlut", the alternative name also used for it historically, is the Maltese word for a mixture of wheat and hops used for making bread.[2]

By the end of the 1920s, the windmill was no longer in use for its originally intended purpose and served only as a place of residence.[3] During World War II it was used as an air raid shelter, and it became a blacksmith's workshop in the 1970s.

After a period of abandonment, in 1990 the windmill was entrusted to Maltese artist Gabriel Caruana who renovated it and turned it into a venue for art exhibitions.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: The legacy of Gabriel Caruana . The Malta Independent . 8 February 2019.
  2. L-Imtieħen tat-Tħin tal-Qamħ fil-Gżejjer Maltin, Printit Ltd, Clifford Vella, 2011.
  3. Web site: Borg . Emma . 2024-06-22 . Historic Birkirkara mill turns 300 . 2024-06-26 . Times of Malta . en-gb.
  4. Web site: }} ‘Eternal Seeker of myth and magic’ - The Malta Independent]. 23 February 2009. www.independent.com.mt. 2019-10-13.