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Dutch Windmills
Apr 29, 2008 11:40 AM GMT Source:
Holland Heritage
Dutch WindmillsFor centuries Dutch windmills have held an irresistible attraction for artists. It was the old masters such as Willem Bastiaan Tholen, Jan Jacob Spohler and Jan van Goyen who immortalized these wonderful machines and, by doing so, have left a heritage on canvas for future generations to come. Up to about a hundred years ago there were still 10,000 working windmills... today, that number has dwindled to about 1,200.We have to cherish these windmills, not only for ourselves but also
Old Fishing Villages
Apr 29, 2008 11:13 AM GMT Source:
Holland Heritage
Old fishing villages There was a time when the waters of the Zuiderzee would be the setting for a true armada of fishing boats including pluten, barges, yawls and fishing smacks, spread out in all their glory from the east to the west banks, forever
Dutch River Ferries
Apr 29, 2008 11:48 AM GMT Source:
Holland Heritage
Dutch River Ferries The river ferry is our oldest public, environmentally-friendly* mode of transport and a lasting symbol of the slow pace of life as it used to be. In centuries gone by Holland, never short of open water, boasted thousands of ferri
