Photograph of the Old Dutch Windmill in Palm Beach, Aruba. The windmill was originally built in 1804 in Friesland, Holland. In 1929, a storm badly damaged the windmill leaving it useless and abandoned. A private merchant purchased the windmill and had it shipped to Aruba where it was reassembled in 1961 and remains a tourist attraction today.
Fotografía del antiguo molino de viento holandés en Palm Beach (Playa de las palmas), Aruba. El molino fue construido originalmente en 1804 en Frisia, Holanda. En 1929, una tormenta dañó gravemente el molino de viento dejándolo inservible y abandonado. Un comerciante privado compró el molino y lo envió a Aruba, donde se volvió a montar en 1961 y sigue siendo una atracción turística.
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Photograph of the Old Dutch Windmill in Palm Beach, Aruba. The windmill was originally built in 1804 in Friesland, Holland. In 1929, a storm badly damaged the windmill leaving it useless and abandoned. A private merchant purchased the windmill and had it shipped to Aruba where it was reassembled in 1961 and remains a tourist attraction today.
Fotografía del antiguo molino de viento holandés en Palm Beach (Playa de las palmas), Aruba. El molino fue construido originalmente en 1804 en Frisia, Holanda. En 1929, una tormenta dañó gravemente el molino de viento dejándolo inservible y abandonado. Un comerciante privado compró el molino y lo envió a Aruba, donde se volvió a montar en 1961 y sigue siendo una atracción turística.