ZAANDIJK, Netherlands (AP) — A wintry gust of wind raises hopes that the giant sails of a centuries-old windmill near Amsterdam will start turning. On the mill’s cutting floor, six blades briefly rise ...
The windmills do not pump water out of a well, but they are working display models that spin and show live action when turned on and off. There’s educational signage, with a biography of the windmill ...
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Ancient windmills of Nashtifan

A true story about thousand year old windmills in Iran that still harness powerful desert winds using ancient sustainable engineering.
ZAANDIJK, Netherlands (AP) — A wintry gust of wind raises hopes that the giant sails of a centuries-old windmill near Amsterdam will start turning. On the mill’s cutting floor, six blades briefly rise ...