De 1800 Roeden
From Ammunition Storage to Breeding Ground
The name of the 1800 Roeden site is based on the distance from the Haarlemmerpoort in Amsterdam, and it was originally measured by Amsterdam Roeden (1 Roe is 3.767 meters). The 1800 Roeden site was built in the late nineteenth century as a munitions depot exactly 1800 Roeden (nearly 7 kilometers) from the Haarlemmerpoort.
In 1994 this military function expired and in 1996 the land was sold by Domeinen to Jan van Muiden and Henk Willem Spruit. They rebuilt the halls and turned them into studios, workshops and workplaces, partly with an incubator subsidy. Two halls were given a private catering function. Henk-Willem has since become full owner of the 1800 Roeden.
As part of The Defense Line of Amsterdam, Hall A is on the Unesco list of World Heritage Sites and the National Monument List .De 1800 Roeden is also part of the Cultural Defense Line of Amsterdam.
The video below (5 minutes) gives an impression of the history of the site and shows how the 20th anniversary of the site was celebrated in 2017.
The video below is a short documentary (17 minutes) about the open studios and a neighborhood festival in 2024, and also gives an idea of the plans for the future of De 1800 Roeden site.
