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De Gooyer Windmill
(Funenmolen)

Built: 1725
Type: Residential
Location: Funenkade, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Replica of the top of the Washington Monument
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N o trip to The Netherlands would be complete without seeing at least one windmill. If you're visiting Amsterdam, this is probably the easiest one to find. It's one of a handful of windmills still standing in the city, and is actually a private home, so don't go knocking trying to get in. Rather than pump water, this mill was designed to grind corn. But it had a hard time doing that when a building was put up nearby that blocked the wind. So in 1814, the windmill was taken apart and piece-by-piece rebuilt on top of an old water pumping station to the east.

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