De Noord
De Noord
De Noord (English: The North) is a windmill located on the Noordvest 38 in Schiedam, Netherlands. It was built in 1803 as a gristmill and is the tallest windmill in the world with a roof height of 33.3 metres. Its wing span is 26.6 metres. The mill is one of the five remaining windmills in Schiedam, and is a national monument (nr 32716) since 29 May 1969.[1] Today De Noord houses a restaurant.[2]
See also
- List of windmills in Schiedam
- Fuhrländer Wind Turbine Laasow, tallest wind turbine in the world
References
- ↑ De Noord on the Dutch monument registration site
- ↑ "De Noord (The North)". de Schiedam molens. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
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Coordinates: 51°55′14″N 4°23′49″E / 51.9205°N 4.3970°E
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