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.[3]
After a period of abandonment, the windmill was entrusted to Maltese artist Gabriel Caruana who renovated it and turned it into a venue for art exhibitions that was inaugurated in 1990.[4]
References
edit- ^ "The legacy of Gabriel Caruana". The Malta Independent. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ^ a b L-Imtieħen tat-Tħin tal-Qamħ fil-Gżejjer Maltin, Printit Ltd, Clifford Vella, 2011.
- ^ a b Borg, Emma (2024-06-22). "Historic Birkirkara mill turns 300". Times of Malta. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
- ^ "Inteview: [sic] 'Eternal Seeker of myth and magic' - The Malta Independent". www.independent.com.mt. 23 February 2009. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
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