Mykonos Windmills

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Mykonos Windmills are iconic whitewashed, thatched windmills overlooking the harbor of Mykonos, Greece, historically used for milling grain and now serving as a famous island symbol and tourist attraction.

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Mykonos windmills 3
Mykonos Windmills canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural heritage site
group of windmills
tourist attraction
access open-air site
bestVisitTime sunset
climateAdaptation small openings for wind protection
whitewashing for heat reflection
currentUse cultural landmark
photography spot
tourist attraction
eraOfMainUse 16th century
17th century
18th century
19th century
hasArchitecturalStyle Cycladic architecture
hasColor white
hasFeature low entrance door
small windows
wooden sails
hasPart Kato Mili windmills
hasRoofType thatched roof
hasShape cylindrical tower
hasViewOf Aegean Sea
Mykonos Old Port
surface form: Little Venice, Mykonos
heritageStatus locally protected landmark
historicalFunction agricultural production
local food supply
isSymbolOf Cycladic islands tourism
Mykonos
locatedIn Aegean Sea
Cyclades
Mykonos
locatedInCountry Greece
material plaster
stone
wood
near Chora
surface form: Chora, Mykonos

Little Venice district
surface form: Little Venice neighborhood
overlooks Mykonos Old Port
surface form: Mykonos harbor
poweredBy wind power
roofShape conical
significance iconic image of Mykonos in travel media
representative of traditional Aegean windmills
touristAttractionType landmark
viewpoint
usedFor milling grain
processing barley
processing wheat

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mykonos hasLandmark Mykonos Windmills
Little Venice district nearbyAttraction Mykonos Windmills
this entity surface form: Mykonos windmills
Mykonos Old Port nearby Mykonos Windmills
this entity surface form: Mykonos windmills
Chora hasPart Mykonos Windmills
subject surface form: Chora (Mykonos)
this entity surface form: Mykonos windmills