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Batterij aan de Sloterweg

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Batterij aan de Sloterweg

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  • Location: Haarlemmermeer, North Holland, Netherlands

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    March 5, 2024

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    The Battery on the Sloterweg, from 1906, is part of the Defense Line of Amsterdam. It was an intermediate fort between Aalsmeer and Hoofddorp, unmanned and located on the Rijnlanderweg. Across the Rijnlanderweg, an access point to the Amsterdam defense line, eight ammunition bunkers were built in the 1950s. These bunkers served to store ammunition for Schiphol as protection during the Cold War.

    Since 2018, the location has been home to the artist incubator GinDS, where artists rotate every three months, including visual artists, theater makers and musicians with a connection to the history of the estate and nature.
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