2016-06-03_07-07-09 Light Festival Jerusalem 2.6.16 Montefiore Windmill (roni5820) Tags: new family light art june festival stone design friend perfect image time weekend jerusalem transport sails like free it your enjoy presentation rolando sven 2012 petersen rony russiantexan ididntknow thecanterbury criniti judahtouro therewasawindmillinjerusalem themontefiorewindmillisalandmarkwindmillinjerusalem israeldesignedasaflourmill itwasbuiltin1857onaslopeoppositethewesterncitywallsofjerusalem wherethreeyearslaterthenewjewishneighbourhoodofmishkenotshaananimwaserected bothbytheeffortsofbritishjewishbankerandphilanthropistmosesmontefiorejerusalematthetimewaspartofottomanruledpalestinetodaythewindmillservesasasmallmuseumhonoredanddedicatedtotheachievementsofmontefioreitwasrestor themillwasrestoredin2012aspartofthecelebrationsofthe60thanniversaryofthefoundingofisraeladutchorganisation christiansforisraeldutchstichtingchristenenvoorisraël isbehindtheschemeamodelofstellingminniswindmill builtbytomholman wastemporarilytakentothenetherlandstohelpraisefundsfortherestorationnoneoftheoriginalmachinerysurvives11millwrightwillemdijkstrarebuiltthefloors capandmachineryinhisworkshopinsloten thenetherlandsincooperationwithdutchconstructioncompanylontandbritishmillwrightvincentpargeterthewindshaftwascastandmachinedatsanders’ijzergieterijenmachinefabriekbvsandersfoundryandmachinesfactoryingoor thenetherlands12thepartswerethenshippedtoisraelandreassembledonsite13dijkstra hisfamilyandemployeetemporarilymovedtoisraeltohelpwiththerestoration12thecapandsailswereliftedintoplaceonjuly25 1415andthemillwasturningforthefirsttimeagainonaugust61617thefirstbagofflourwasgroundinmay20137 thewindmillandtheneighbourhoodofmishkenotshaananimwerebothfundedbythebritishjewishbankerandphilanthropistmosesmontefiore whodevotedhislifetopromotingindustry educationandhealthinthelandofisrael1montefiorebuiltthewindmillwithfundingfromtheestateofanamericanjew whoappointedmontefioreexecutorofhiswill2montefiorementionsthewindmillinhisdiaries1875 notingthathehadbuiltit18yearsagoontheestateofkeremmosheveyehooditlittheorchardofmosesandjudith andthatithadsincebeenjoinedbytwootherwindmillsnearby ownedbygreeks3theproject bearingthehallmarksofnineteenthcenturyartisanrevival aimedtopromoteproductiveenterpriseintheyishuvthemillwasdesignedbymessrsholmanbrothers kentmillwrightsthestoneforthetowerwasquarriedlocallythetowerwallswere3feet910mmthickatthebaseandalmost50feet1524mhighpartswereshippedtojaffa wheretherewerenosuitablefacilitiesforlandingtheheavymachinerytransportofthemachinerytojerusalemhadtobecarriedoutbycamelinitsoriginalform themillhadakentishstylecapandfourpatentsailsitwasturnedtofaceintothewindbyafantailthemilldrovetwopairsofmillstones flourdressers wheatcleanersandothermachinery4themillasitappearedwithdecorative nonfunctionalsailsandbronzecappriortothe2012restorationtheconstructionofthemillwaspartofabroaderprogramtoenablethejewsofpalestinetobecomeselfsupportingmontefiorealsobuiltaprintingpressandatextilefactory andhelpedtofinanceseveralagriculturalcoloniesheattemptedtoacquirelandforjewishcultivation butwashamperedbyottomanrestrictionsonlandsaletononmuslimsthemillwasnotasuccessduetoalackofwind5windconditionsinjerusalemcouldnotguaranteeitscontinuedoperationtherewereprobablynomorethan20daysayearwithstro whichrequiredlesswindpowerthanthelocalwheatnevertheless themilloperatedfornearlytwodecadesuntilthefirststeampoweredmillwascompletedinjerusalemin187867inthelate19thcenturythemillbecameneglectedandabandonedanditwasnotuntilthe1930sthatitwascomseticallyrestoredbybri nonfunctionalfixedsailswereplacedatthetopofthestructureovertheyearsthebuildingsconditionhaddeterioratedagainandfollowingthereunificationofjerusaleminthesixdaywaranothercosmeticrestorationwascarriedout aspartofwhichadecorativebronzecapwasalsoaddedtothestructurein2012thesedecorativeelementswereremovedandthemillwascompletelyrestoredtofullworkingorderusingtheoriginal1850splanswhichwerelocatedinthebritishlibrary twoanecdotesaboutthewindmillappearina1933book whichreferstoitasthejaffagatemillthefirstisthattherewasmuchoppositionfromamongthelocalmillerstothewindmill wholookeduponitwiththeevileyeandsenttheirheadmantocurseitpredictionsweremadethatthemillwouldbewashedawayduringtherainyseasonafteritsurvivedintact itwasdeclaredtobetheworkofsatanthesecondisthatthearabsdevelopedatasteforthelubricatingoilonthebearingsandwouldlickthem promptingfearthemillwouldburndownfromtheresultingfrictionthesolutionwassaidtobeplacingalegofporkintheoilbarrel whereafterthearabslostatastefortheoil4