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Am Wall Windmill

Coordinates: 53°04′49″N 8°48′25″E / 53.0802°N 8.8069°E / 53.0802; 8.8069
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Mühle am Wall
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Origin
Mill locationBremen
Coordinates53°04′49″N 8°48′25″E / 53.0802°N 8.8069°E / 53.0802; 8.8069
Year built1898
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Smock sides8
Type of sailsshuttered

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

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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.

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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  1. ^ Plaque, Bremen tourist board, retrieved 3 April 2014
  2. ^ Mühle am Wall, Bremen Tourist board, retrieved 3 April 2014