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This impressive wooden smock windmill was first constructed in 1788 on the foundations of a former defensive tower just east of the city center. The original structure burned to the ground in 1932, but was replaced some 70 years later by this faithful replica. Visits of the interior mill workings are by 45-minute guided tour only, and include an exhibition on windmill technology, plus great views of the city from the fourth-floor balcony.
Just to the west of Oude Delft is Phoenixstraat, where you'll find this working flour mill that originally stood on the town ramparts. Parts of the mill date back to 1679. The platform encircling the mill about halfway up was restored in 1990, and the whole building underwent a second restoration in 2014. Unused for many years, grain is once again milled here and available for purchase in the shop on the ground floor. When the miller isn't working you can climb up the vertiginous stairs to get a view from the platform. Thursdays are usually milling days, and you can visit the shop at this time, but the mill workings are off-limits.
