Molen (Windmill) De Put, Leiden, Netherlands

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I made a brief stop at my hotel, and I was off walking again. (It was so nice to visit cities that are not over-run with slums.) With no specific destination I was just walking to to explore this charming city.

I made a walk by many fine old buildings, canals, and the Leiden port. From there I could see a nice windmill in the distance and walked in that direction. I walked through the City West Gate, and continued walking toward the windmill.

I arrived at the Molen De Put. I was happy to see that this interesting windmill was open to the public with no entry fee. I walked up the narrow outside stairs and saw the wooden gears that transferred the energy of the windmill wings to the grinding stone. I also got an nice view of the area around the windmill. This reminds me of Molen De Valk, but on a smaller scale. After a good visit at De Put, it was time for me to continue my walk.

Molen De Put was built in the 1600s. In 1987 this windmill was rebuilt as a copy of the original Molen.

completed

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Photos

canal
De Put in distance

canal port
De Put in distance

West City Gate
other side

De Put
stairs up

De Put
sign

De Put
plaque

De Put
inside wooden gears