Windmills 3 by Kordouane

Photography • Architecture • posted on Mar 02, 2018

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Moulin de Lansac, Gironde, France Little is known about the history of the windmill except that it and its unrestored twin were definitely in operation in the 19th century… but may even reportedly date back as far as 1598, not long after the first millers began operating in Gironde (which was in 1556 according to a Gironde departmental archives document). The year 1820 is prominently inscribed on one stone but it is thought that this was added during a rebuilding phase.

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T.Rex

10:01AM | Fri, 02 March 2018

The triangular vanes look odd, but on closer inspection I see the cloth is pulled back to the shaft of each van, allowing regulation of how much wind the vanes are allowed to work with. Interesting designs! :-)

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