Travel Guide
Great Mill
Great Mill was built around mid-14th century on the Radunia canal. It was the largest Teutonic investment in Gdansk and one of the largest industrial buildings in medieval Europe. It was constructed during the rule of the Teutonic Knights, being completed in around 1350.
It is built in brick and is crowned by a tall, steeply pitched roof. The structure combined three functions: that of a flour mill, a granary, and a bakery. It was equipped with 18 overshot water-wheels, each 5 m in diameter, which represented a great technical achievement for that time. The mill was destroyed by fire in 1945, but was restored after World War II. This remarkable old building now contains a modern shopping centre. [The Old Town]
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