List of windmills in Israel

This is a list of windmills in Israel.

Location Name of mill
and coordinates		 Type Built Notes Photograph
Haifa Bat Galim Windmmill Tower 1873 The Bat Galim windmill was built in 1873 by the Templers (religious believers).[1]
Jerusalem Montefiore Mill
Jaffa Gate Mill		 Tower 1857 The Montefiore Windmill, or Jaffa Gate Mill was built by Holman's of Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom in 1857 for Sir Moses Montefiore. The top of the mill was blown up in the Israeli War of Independence in 1948. The mill was restored to working order in 2012.[2][3][4]
Jerusalem Rehavia Windmill Tower 1870s The Rehavia windmill was built in the 1870s. In 1935, Erich Mendelsohn converted its upper floors into a study. It served as the Dutch Consulate during the 1950s and 1960s. As of 2015, the building houses a restaurant.[5]
Mishmar HaShiv'a Mishmar HaShiv'a Windmill Tower The Mishmar HaShiv'a Windmill is a replica of a Dutch mill, built as a memorial to Dutch Jews killed during the Holocaust.[1]

Notes

Bold indicates a mill that is still standing. Italics indicates a mill with some remains surviving.

References

  1. 1 2 "Windmills of Israel". Windmill World. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  2. ↑ Montefiore Heritage Site
  3. ↑ Coles Finch, William (1933). Watermills and Windmills. London: C W Daniel and Company. pp. 50–52, illustration facing p224.
  4. ↑ "Jerusalem Mill turns after 140 years". The Mills Archive Trust. August 7, 2012. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Sheyan". Eluna. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
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