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Traditional windmills in Europe and Asia

The windmills from Kinderdijk in the Netherlands to Cape Cod demonstrate technical innovation and cultural heritage. These structures served for grain milling, drainage, and industrial production. Each mill documents the local history and technical development of its region. The collection includes 18th century mills like the Sanssouci Mill in Potsdam and modern specimens like the Murphy Mill in San Francisco.

Kinderdijk Mills

Alblasserwaard, Netherlands

Kinderdijk Mills

This group of 19 windmills from 1740 pumps water from the lower lying polders into the River Lek.

Zaanse Schans Mill Museum

Zaandam, Netherlands

Zaanse Schans Mill Museum

Collection of eight industrial windmills from the 17th and 18th centuries used for sawing wood and grinding spices.

Moulin Rouge Cabaret

Montmartre, France

Moulin Rouge Cabaret

Cabaret with red windmill on the roof, opened in 1889, known for can-can dances and nightly entertainment.

Historic Mill Sanssouci

Brandenburg, Germany

Historic Mill Sanssouci

Reconstructed windmill from 1738 next to Sanssouci Palace, used for flour production for the royal household.

Murphy Windmill

San Francisco, United States

Murphy Windmill

This historical windmill was built in 1905 and stands in Golden Gate Park. It reaches a height of 29 meters.

Consuegra Windmills

Toledo, Spain

Consuegra Windmills

Twelve white windmills from the 16th century stand on Cerro Calderico. They were used for grinding grain.

De Gooyer Windmill

Amsterdam, Netherlands

De Gooyer Windmill

This grain mill from 1725 stands in the Oostelijke Eilanden district. It now houses the 't IJ brewery.

American Windmill Museum

Lubbock, Texas, United States

American Windmill Museum

The museum displays over 160 windmills on 28 hectares of land and documents their technical evolution since the 19th century.

Eastham Windmill

Massachusetts, United States

Eastham Windmill

This windmill from 1680 stands in the town center and was formerly used for grinding grain from local farmers.

Mykonos Windmills

South Aegean, Greece

Mykonos Windmills

The white windmills from the 16th century were used for grain processing and stand on a hill overlooking the sea.

Molen de Valk

Leiden, Netherlands

Molen de Valk

This stone mill has seven floors and contains original 18th century grinding tools with functioning mechanisms.

Alford Windmill

Lincolnshire, England

Alford Windmill

This five-story mill still produces flour today using its original mechanisms from 1837.

Oatlands Mill

Tasmania, Australia

Oatlands Mill

This nineteenth century stone windmill features four floors and remains the only complete windmill structure in southern Tasmania.

Skerries Mills

Dublin, Ireland

Skerries Mills

This milling complex consists of a watermill and two windmills that have processed grain since the sixteenth century.