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An example of a wind turbine, this 3 bladed turbine is the classic design of modern wind turbines Wind turbine components : 1-Foundation, 2-Connection to the electric grid, 3-Tower, 4-Access ladder, 5-Wind orientation control (Yaw control), 6-Nacelle, 7-Generator, 8-Anemometer, 9-Electric or Mechanical Brake, 10-Gearbox, 11-Rotor blade, 12-Blade pitch control, 13-Rotor hub
The house's name comes as no surprise after taking one look at its exterior. The turret, shaped like an octagon, used to be a full-on working windmill and served as inspiration for the rest of the ...
The Sandpiper Hill Windmill, a Gilded Age house designed by architect Richard Webb for Walter McCaffray, an affluent stock exchange member, was an ornamental, non-functional structure. The interior featured unique design elements such as a powder room lined with hand-blown pink-glass mirrors and a top-floor library rich with books on Montauk ...
The Home Building was the first of three structures that Wright would design for the Hillside Home School. In addition to the 1887 design, he was commissioned to design the Romeo and Juliet Windmill in 1896 and the Hillside Home School in 1901 (often referred to as Hillside Home School II to differentiate it from the 1887 structure). Wright did ...
The new restaurant is at one end of Barclay Square, a spot formerly occupied by the WindMill restaurant, which closed in 2019, said Peter Canamis, the shopping center's owner. At about 3,000 ...
The plans have been drawn and sent from the studio of Frank Ll. Wright, architect, Chicago, and work upon the construction will begin at once." The "Home News" then reported on February 19, 1903, that the building would be complete by "the last day of April". The Hillside Home School institution ran from 1887 until 1915. [3]
The windmills at Kinderdijk in the village of Kinderdijk, Netherlands is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. A windmill is a structure that converts wind power into rotational energy using vanes called sails or blades, by tradition specifically to mill grain (), but in some parts of the English-speaking world, the term has also been extended to encompass windpumps, wind turbines, and other applications.
Gov John Adams Dix Windmill. The village of Westhampton Beach aims to preserve the iconic windmill by moving it to a village-owned property at 35 Great Lawn. The village plans to restore and maintain the structure, but funding is a critical component of the plan.