Windmill Irini Mykonos - Museum Gifhorn
by Christiane Schulze Art And Photography
Title
Windmill Irini Mykonos - Museum Gifhorn
Artist
Christiane Schulze Art And Photography
Medium
Photograph - Photography - Digital Photography
Description
Copyright: Christiane Schulze
When the museum was expanded in 1987 a replica of a Greek windmill on the Cycladic island of Mykonos was constructed on an artificial island on the site. It is a white tower mill with a pointed roof and twelve sails.
The International Wind- and Watermill Museum (German: Internationales Wind- und Wasserm�hlen-Museum), at Gifhorn in the German state of Lower Saxony, is the only one of its kind in Europe. On the museum's open-air site, which covers an area of around 16 hectares (40 acres), there are currently 16 mills from 12 different countries (as at 2009). The mills are either original or faithful reproductions and are set in landscapes typical of their origins. Right across the site are historic artefacts associated with mills and the milling industry. The museum site is easily accessed by road; nearby is the intersection between the B 4 and B 188 federal highways. The museum is station 65 on the Lower Saxon Mill Road.
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October 3rd, 2015
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