Molen+de+Roos

Molen de Roos is a Dutch windmill that is located on Phoenix Street in the city of Delft, Netherlands. Molen de Roos means The Red Mill or The Rose in English. The windmill definitely sets itself apart from other windmills because the architecture is different with this windmill. A regular Dutch windmill would usually be made out of all wood but since this one was restored it is a full stone mill. What's really cool is that it is made on top of a hexagonal stone foundation. So the whole base of this windmill is hexagonal.The windmill was built in 1352 to grind and create flour for the village. When the windmill was created it did not have the name of Molen de Roos. Its original name was Mill Hospital. The windmill is one of the last windmills still currently running in Delft.

The windmill stopped working in about the 1900s but then they finally decided to open it back up and restore it. The windmill moved to Phoenix street and held a fundraising campaign to help restore it. In September 28, 1990 the fundraising goal was met and the restoration process began. The restoration finished and it is free to tourists.

The windmill is still on Phoenix street to this day, and is still fully functional. The windmill has a little gift shop that sells the products it makes.