An image that characterises the Dutch landscape: the windmill. This is a photo I took while visiting a lumber mill on the Zaanse Schans. This mill is called 'Het Jonge Schaap' and is a replica which was built in 2007.
The mill once stood in the Westzijderveld, behind Zaandam railway station. When the owner expressed his intention to sell the mill for demolition in 1938, every effort was made to prevent this. But to no avail: in 1942, the Department of Education, Science and Cultural Protection in The Hague finally gave up all opposition to the demolition and the fate of The Young Sheep was sealed. The mill was demolished. But not unimportantly, The Young Sheep was measured in detail by Alkmaar mill construction expert Anton Sipman before demolition. On the basis of drawings by Anton Sipman (1906-1985), attached to the craft school, and with the help of modern computer techniques, the reconstruction could be started. After years of preparations, the first pile was driven into the ground on 24 September 2005. On 27 September 2007, exactly two years later, the mill was opened.
I personally like the picture because the thatched roof contrasts so nicely with the beautiful blue sky. Even though you don't see the whole picture, it is still clear to many people at a glance that it is a mill. That appeals to me in this image.
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