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Historic Mill Of Sanssouci
The Historic Mill of Sanssouci is a mill in Potsdam, Germany. Thanks to the legend of ''The Miller of Sanssouci'' (german: Der Müller von Sanssouci), the Mill (''Historische Mühle'') became famous, particularly due to its association with Frederick II of Prussia, Frederick the Great and his Sanssouci, summer palace of Sanssouci. History of the Mill In 1736 the soldier king, Frederick William I of Prussia, gave permission for the construction of a windmill, which was started in 1737. This first windmill, completed in 1738, was a post mill, whose entire superstructure, supported on a wooden post, was turned "into the wind" depending on the wind direction. The first mill and actual Historic Mill was thus older than the nearby summer palace, built in the years 1745 to 1747 for Frederick the Great. A half-century later the, by now dilapidated, post mill had to be demolished. The construction of a new mill, between 1787 and 1791, was financed by Frederick William II of Prussia, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Historic Windmill Potsdam
History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the History of writing#Inventions of writing, invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well as the memory, discovery, collection, organization, presentation, and interpretation of these events. Historians seek knowledge of the past using historical sources such as written documents, oral accounts, art and material artifacts, and ecological markers. History is not complete and still has debatable mysteries. History is also an Discipline (academia), academic discipline which uses narrative to describe, examine, question, and analyze past events, and investigate their patterns of cause and effect. Historians often debate which narrative best explains an event, as well as the significance of different causes and effects. Historians also debate the historiography, nature of history as an end in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Potsdam - Historische Windmühle - Um 1900 - 2
Potsdam () is the capital and, with around 183,000 inhabitants, largest city of the German state of Brandenburg. It is part of the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region. Potsdam sits on the River Havel, a tributary of the Elbe, downstream of Berlin, and lies embedded in a hilly morainic landscape dotted with many lakes, around 20 of which are located within Potsdam's city limits. It lies some southwest of Berlin's city centre. The name of the city and of many of its boroughs are of Slavic origin. Potsdam was a residence of the Prussian kings and the German Kaiser until 1918. Its planning embodied ideas of the Age of Enlightenment: through a careful balance of architecture and landscape, Potsdam was intended as "a picturesque, pastoral dream" which would remind its residents of their relationship with nature and reason. The city, which is over 1000 years old, is widely known for its palaces, its lakes, and its overall historical and cultural significance. Landmarks include ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Charles Laveaux
Jean-Charles Laveaux (17 November 1749, Troyes – 15 March 1827, Paris) was a French grammarian and translator. Bibliography Also a journalist, an historian and translator, he wrote several dictionaries among which his ''Dictionnaire synonymique'' and his ''Dictionnaire raisonné des difficultés grammaticales et littéraires'' left a mark in the history of French lexicography. After studying at Troyes and Paris, Jean-Charles Laveaux was teacher of French in Basel, then professor of French literature in Stuttgart and Berlin, where Frederick the Great invited him to participate in historical work on the Prussian monarchy. Back in France in 1791, he headed the political and literary newspaper ''Le Courrier de Strasbourg'', then moved a year later to Paris where he was editor of the ''Journal de la Montagne'' during the reign of Terror. After several stays in prison, he left politics and became professor of ancient languages and office manager at the prefecture of the Seine (d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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