A surprise awaits the strolling visitor along the steep pavements of Montmartre.
It is one of the last two functioning windmills of the thirty that used to provide the flour for the Parisians' daily bread. This is the Blute-fin moulin (also known as the Moulin de la Galette) built in 1622.
It is one of the last two functioning windmills of the thirty that used to provide the flour for the Parisians' daily bread. This is the Blute-fin moulin (also known as the Moulin de la Galette) built in 1622.
OJ - considering that a windmill that will celebrate its 400th anniversary
next year was certainly built to last!
next year was certainly built to last!
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