Montmartre and the Windmills of Paris, Paris, France

On a recent trip to Paris, we stayed in the Montmartre area. Montmartre is located on a large hill in the northern part of Paris and as I walked around,聽I became curious about the windmills I saw there. Windmills aren鈥檛 what I would usually associate with Paris, but in this area, there were many references to them as well as a few real ones.

At one time Montmartre was a rural area just outside Paris鈥� city walls. Its high altitude made it a good place to catch the breeze, and it was teeming with those twirly towers. Today only two of the original structures remain but their influence is still felt.

Probably the most famous windmill in Montmartre is the iconic Moulin Rouge. In French聽moulin聽means 鈥渕ill,鈥� or in this case 鈥渨indmill,鈥� and聽rouge聽is 鈥渞ed.鈥� But the Moulin Rouge was never a real windmill. It was built in 1889 as a 鈥渕ill of amusement鈥� and has never ground any flour. However, putting a big, red whirligig on top of this place of entertainment was actually in keeping with the history of the locale. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).

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Guide Name: Montmartre and the Windmills of Paris
Guide Location: France » Paris
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Margo Lestz
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Moulin Rouge
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Moulin Radet
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