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Windmill
Full name of the monument :

Windmill

Region :
Sumy region
Address of the monument :
On an elevated open place on the outskirts of the village, near on the road next to the cemetery of the village Zhytne, Romensky district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1924
Time classification according to the installation epoch :
Soviet period (1922-1991)
Person/event, object the monument is dedicated to :
object(s)
Material :
wood
Type of art composition :
technical or industrial ready-made object(s)
Artistic approach :
figurative art
Narrative commemorates :
Ukrainian statehood from the IX to the XVIII centuries
The preservation state of the monument at the time of the research :
exists
Institution responsible for maintenance :
Sumy city council
Institution’s website :
https://smr.gov.ua/uk/
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
The mill belongs to the type of columns, when the entire body is turned by the wind with the help of a long log. A six-winged windmill with a two-story gallery on the side of the entrance, with a three-pitched roof. The upper and lower parts of the windmill (chair) are cut down. The top of the building, directly under the roof, consists of three log crowns. The crowns rest on a frame sheathed vertically with boards. The releases of four beams form the canopy of the gallery. Preserved wooden mechanisms inside the windmill: a wheel, a box, blades, a collar, and others, as well as an interesting wooden lock with a blacksmith's iron key.