Windmills, Stompwijk, the Netherlands

Marco Langbroek, on July 29, 2007, said:

Image showing 2 of 3 windmills on a row in this location, build in 1672 AD. These mills pumped water from a lake, transforming it into a polder, and kept this polder dry following this.

Ai_Mi, on July 30, 2007, said:

Great architecture in details! Must be long reconstruction works till they achieved this perfection in details. I like specially those small yellow frame windows! :)

Marco Langbroek, on July 30, 2007, said:

Hi Ainars,

They are all in their original state. No reconstruction. After being built they kept in function untill the age of steam power came.

Ai_Mi, on July 31, 2007, said:

I admire Holland peoples! Fantastic sightseeing landscapes, many historic and old well keept coloured houses! No wonders anymore why painters like Vermeer or Vincent van Gogh become famous over World! :) Greetings a

scenicplaces.com, on October 16, 2007, said:

Marco, Here in the USA, we are far behind places like The Netherlands which has long been a leader in wind energy. Looks like those windmills are built to last too.