Dawn breaks over Zaanse Schans, the Netherlands, one of the few places in the world where you can still find traditional working windmills
Dawn breaks over Zaanse Schans, the Netherlands, one of the few places in the world where you can still find traditional working windmills
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The windmills can rotate through 360˚, the tail pointing the sails towards the wind.
The windmills can rotate through 360˚, the tail pointing the sails towards the wind.
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Piet Kempennar, the miller at De Kat, has been working with windmills for over 30 years. The grind stones in his windmill are made of granite and weigh 3,000kg each.
Going Dutch: Where windmills turn into living history —
Piet Kempennar, the miller at De Kat, has been working with windmills for over 30 years. The grind stones in his windmill are made of granite and weigh 3,000kg each.
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The Zaanse Schans windmills have resisted modernity, however close it may loom
The Zaanse Schans windmills have resisted modernity, however close it may loom
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The windmills have become a tourism hotspot, with many keen to sample Zaanse Schans' bucolic lifestyle
The windmills have become a tourism hotspot, with many keen to sample Zaanse Schans' bucolic lifestyle
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Windmills are not the only form of traditional industry; clogs are still produced and worn in Zaanse Schans.
Windmills are not the only form of traditional industry; clogs are still produced and worn in Zaanse Schans.
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Like the windmills, many independent business retain a traditional aesthetic
Like the windmills, many independent business retain a traditional aesthetic
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Zaanse Schans maintains its reputation as a hub for artisanal food.
Zaanse Schans maintains its reputation as a hub for artisanal food.
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