From 1366 to 1369, two canals were dug between Alblasserwaard to Kinderdijk. They were designed to discharge water into river Lek.
When the canals were no longer sufficient to cope with rising water level, windmills were constructed. Eight were built in 1738 and a further eight in 1740 to protect the surrounding land from flooding.
The mills work by draining the excess water from the Alblasserwaard polders - which are situated below sea-level - after which the water is sluiced into the river Lek (the Rijn). The powerful mill sails serve to transmit the force of the wind on to large paddle-wheels which scoop up the water. Nowadays power-driven pumping engines do the job, including one of the largest water screw pumping-stations in Western Europe.
Today, Kinderdijk has no less than nineteen windmills.
This site remains almost unchanged from its original state.
In 1997 the mills of Kinderdijk were put on the World Heritage List of UNESCO.
The foundation "Wereld Erfgoed Kinderdijk" maintains and preserves the windmills in Kinderdijk.
The preservation is not limited to the windmills themselves, but also covers the area in which the windmills are situated.
A very beautiful collection, Muna i dont mind being carried by the wind there
Mon 29-Jun-2009 06:02 Posted by:dewi
hello muna,can't miss visiting yr fp now your coriander chutney looks so yummy licious and i love windmills..so dreamy,classic and romantic,pernah pergi holland tak sempat nak visit dekat2 re : yr korean's friend garden and house is so nice,especially the garden..lushious and sumptous just like your foods
Huhuhuhu...makin lama makin ngancam gambar-gambar yang Muna post kat sini.... Rasa macam nak masuk je dalam gambar tu wei! The only windmills yang something close to these, for me to see, is the one kat Melaka tu ha... jaaaaadilahhhhh....
psstt.... I received your lovely card yesterday. Thanks for making my day dear... You're just full of surprises huh... thanks thanks thanks... big hug!
Salam muna...Woww!!!! , ni antara yang tercantik dalam ratusan gambar di FP u nie.....Lepas tu kan ada pulak "model" cermin mata hitam (model 2 beranak).......ishh ada kelasss!!!
Wed 1-Jul-2009 16:23 Posted by:ah mat gebu - [Link]
WOWW!!! cantiknyerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...... terpukauu jap kita tengok tauu..
Dewi ~ carried by the wind plus 8 hours journey on road.....sampai-la!! So, bila lagi?
Zuraidah ~ thanks.... Muna suka sangat aksi your adorable twins... too cute!!
MamaFaMi ~ thanks......suka buat kejutan as long as orang tak ada penyakit jantung! Btw, I love getting big hugs!!
cikMat Gebu ~ our latest....the S.Jibeng look....
Morni ~ thanks...actually any camera will do....yang penting lens. I strongly believe in practice, practice, practice...
