The Great Mlyn was erected by the Teutonic Knights in 1350. In 1391 it was partially burnt down. On February 4.1454, it was captured by the Gdansk, which belonged to the anti-Teutonic conspiracy (Prussian League), which initiated an uprising against the rule of the order. In a privilege granted in Elblą g, the Polish king Kazimierz Jagiellonchik gave the mill to the people of Gdań sk. The mill was powered by 18 water wheels. The mill was built on an artificial island (currently called Mill Island), created by a fork in the Raduniya Canal. The object, 26 m high and 41 m long, had 18 water wheels with a diameter of 5 m, 9 for the wall of the mill and served as a mill, a granary and a bakery. There were six floors of storage on two floors of the mills. Every sixteenth bag of crushed grain combine belonged to the city as a tribute. In the event of a siege of the city and a cessation of the water supply, horse milling was used.
In 1836, the mill was rented by councilor Jakub Witt, who modernized one side of the mill for the American model, in particular the installation of a conveyor in it. In 1880, the mill received modern turbine propulsion (water turbines). This disc did not survive until it was destroyed in 1945. In 1937, the roof was replaced and, in addition, the chimney was restored. The mill remained in operation until the end of World War II, when it was partially destroyed. Back in 1939, he was producing 200 tons of flour a day. Then there was another restructuring in the 1960s, with the aim of creating a cultural center for the Gdansk shipyard, which, however, did not fulfill this function. Then there were organized exhibitions used for storage purposes, discos, places for theater performances and fairs for the shipbuilding industry. Until 1992, Pewex and a games room worked here. In 1991, archaeological research was carried out there.
In 1993, the adaptation of the mill to a department store was completed. In December 2016, the mill was transferred to the nearby Amber Museum in Gdań sk, which is unlikely to be located at its headquarters in the Przedbramia team.
Now there is another reconstruction (the roof has been dismantled). An interesting fate for the building.
In 1836, the mill was rented by councilor Jakub Witt, who modernized one side of the mill for the American model, in particular the installation of a conveyor in it. In 1880, the mill received modern turbine propulsion (water turbines). This disc did not survive until it was destroyed in 1945. In 1937, the roof was replaced and, in addition, the chimney was restored. The mill remained in operation until the end of World War II, when it was partially destroyed. Back in 1939, he was producing 200 tons of flour a day. Then there was another restructuring in the 1960s, with the aim of creating a cultural center for the Gdansk shipyard, which, however, did not fulfill this function. Then there were organized exhibitions used for storage purposes, discos, places for theater performances and fairs for the shipbuilding industry. Until 1992, Pewex and a games room worked here. In 1991, archaeological research was carried out there.
In 1993, the adaptation of the mill to a department store was completed. In December 2016, the mill was transferred to the nearby Amber Museum in Gdań sk, which is unlikely to be located at its headquarters in the Przedbramia team.
Now there is another reconstruction (the roof has been dismantled). An interesting fate for the building.
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