The conical masonry ruins of Minde windmill behind green treesThe ancient passage and stone masonry in the Minde windmill ruins, Mindes vējdzirnavas, Vējdzirnavas, Drupas, Vēsture, Arhitektūra

The ancient passage and stone masonry in the Minde windmill ruins

The image shows a close-up of the base of the Minde windmill ruins, focusing on the semicircular arched passages and massive stone masonry. In the foreground, a low, wide arch built of red bricks and stones is visible. Through this arch, the interior space and another, brighter arched exit can be seen, with sunlit green plants and grass shining in its background.

Above the main arch, there is another upper-floor opening, with old, gray wooden boards attached to its corner. The entire wall of the structure is made of rough fieldstones and mortar, and a massive, irregular pile of stones is visible on the right side, forming part of the windmill's foundation or collapsed wall.

From the left side, a bushy conifer – a Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) with distinctly green needles – adjoins the structure. Small green bushes, dry grass, and other plants have grown on the masonry ledges and between the stones, indicating nature's gradual reclamation of the historic stone architecture.

The ancient passage and stone masonry in the Minde windmill ruins

Code: V-797-24
Author: Aivars Gulbis
Photo taken on September 1, 2024
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