Detail View: SHIMMER: Le Moulin Blot
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Title:
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Le Moulin Blot
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Dimensions:
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8 m high
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Image Date:
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2010
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Period:
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19th century
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Location:
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Bouhy, Nièvre
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Country:
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FRANCE
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Display Creator:
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not known
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Terms:
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Circular buildings
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Image ID:
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10-1677
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Description:
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Exterior detail: the vanes in their closed position. A restored 19th century windmill with a cap that can turn through 360 degrees and sails that fold into their arms when not in use. In use up till the end of the 20th century it was restored in 2006 and is now open as a working mill for visitors. The surrounding space is a picnic area surrounded by fields and accessed from a parking area off the D957 east of Bouhy. Advertising for the mill includes a clip on YouTube < http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02uNVFjXZaw > [last viewed 8/9/2010]
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Rights:
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© Sheffield Hallam University
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Permissions:
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For educational use only. This image may be used in print or digital materials provided that full acknowledgment is given, expressed as follows: " © < insert details from the 'Rights' field >. Photographed by < insert details from the 'Photographed by' field >."
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Related Information:
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Moulin Blot. For more information see also < http://bouhy.com.pagesperso-orange.fr/index.htm >.
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Photographed by:
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Dave Ball
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Creator:
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not known
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Creator Role:
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Architect.
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Subject Heading:
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Round buildings
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Subject Heading:
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Tourism -- France
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Subject Heading:
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Windmills
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Subject Heading:
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Heritage tourism -- France
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Subject Heading:
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Ecotourism
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Subject Heading:
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Architecture -- 1800-1900
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