Wooden watermill,
from approach
Horezu, Romania
Numerous watercourses flow from north to south through the town of Horezu, and this watermill is powered by one of these, likely the Bistricioara creek just to the west of nearby Horezu Monastery. Its varied wood construction and unusual covered stair drew our attention. The body of the mill shows horizontal planks with overlapping corner joints, and wood shingles cover the steeply pitched roof. A narrow wood-framed porch at the top of the stair has a low railing infilled with vertical planks.
(photo 2000)
