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The Paris Windmills of Montmartre
The windmill "Blute-fin" was built in 1622 and often repaired. The name comes from the French verb "bluter" which means to sift flour. In 1814, during the siege of Paris one of the owners strongly defended the windmill against Russian Cossacks. They killed him and nailed him to the sails of the windmill. In 1870, the owner Charles-Nicolas Debray, added a guinguette, a popular style of drinking establishments with a dancing room. It was called "Moulin de la Galette". Guinguettes outside the city limits of Paris were popular because they offered public dancing and cheap alcohol which was not available inside the limits. It was later used as a music-hall, French public TV radio and television studios. It was closed in 1974 and is now private property. In 1717 the "Radet" windmill was built.. It was used as a guinguette on Sundays and public holidays in the 19th century. In 1924, its owner moved the windmill to the corner of Rue Girardon and Rue Lepic. It was restored in 1978, but is not running. Renoir and other artists painted scenes from the Guinguette
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