infrared IR WINDMILLINSCHIEDAM PART III

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I like it Tony. Just the fact there are laying no ships.(normaly I do like ships in canals very much!!)Because of that it's nearly an ancient photograp. Not historic, for in the earlier days it was "bursting" of vessels there.. haha. I do like the infra red (?)Or is it a cold early morning with frost.. haha. Anyway, the result is making the mill less dark and havy than normal..!

Wow, what a wonderful and very special shot Tony! I love the silvery tones in it. With some old boats and some clone work (this picture needs to get rid of that ugly factory building) this image could be a historic drawing from the 17th century. I love these old wind mills. Though some mills are out of order they still form a very important detail in our national street scene. This type of a windmill is really very nice. Excellent job you did, Tony! Congratulations!:-)))

 

 

Tony, This certainly has a very fine look to it, sort of like a pin and ink drawing of a master artist, awesome buddy.......Jim

Olaf thanks a fewwordsfortheviewers

Holland is famous for its windmills, so no one will be surprised to learn that the world?s tallest windmills are to be found here. However, few Dutch, let alone tourists, will be able to tell you where they stand. And people might not even believe it when told that they are not out in the fields, but in heart of the most densely populated areas on the globe, near the second largest port in the world.

Schiedam lies to the west of Rotterdam, from where it is easily reached by public transport. Surrounded by 20th-century commercial and residential areas is the small yet charming 18th century town center, looking like a pocket-size Amsterdam. At the western edge of Schiedam?s old center, lined up along the former outer canal, stand the world?s five tallest windmills.

 

Their location explains their height. When the windmills were built, between 1770 and 1803, they stood in what was then the edge of town and the industrial area. They were built for the grinding of grain needed for the distillation of gin, then Schiedam?s main industry. To catch as much wind as possible, they were made to stand high above the city, which came to lie at their feet

 

In those days the canal was a moat, and the other side of the moat only flat farmland. That area started being built early in the 20th century, and now it is a semi-urban area of little architectural distinction. The result of this development for the windmills is that they are now surrounded by buildings and are part of the urban landscape. The highest windmills in the world stand in the middle of town.

 

These five windmills are what remain of an original twenty, the others having been made redundant by steam engines. In 1880, those twenty mills ground grain for the nearly 400 distilleries that made the famous jenever of Schiedam, where more gin was produced than in any other city in the world. Schiedam can no longer make that claim, but two of the five remaining windmills do still grind grain for the jenever industry. The blades of the other three windmills still turn as well, but only for show. Three of the five can be visited to see the interior: one houses a shop, one a museum and the third a restaurant.

 

In 1981 the Schiedam Windmills Society was founded. The Society?s aim is to assist in the operation and maintenance of these unique windmills, which had previously been badly neglected. In celebration of the Society?s 25th anniversary, on April 28 and 29 the blades of all five windmills will turn non-stop for 25 hours

 

 

Ada thank you that factory is the JeneverFACTORY YES UNFORTUNATELY THAT MOMENT THERE WERE NO BOAT TRAFFIC

Jim thanks so much buddy I just love AND AM FASCINATED BY Windmills