Boiler room
Built in about 1930, national monument
Past
The boiler room produced steam for the entire complex. The steam was transported via overhead pipes to the other buildings, for heating and to power machinery. Air for the compressors was transported the same way. The risk of sparks meant that electricity was a no-no. Later on, however, a secure electricity system was used. This is the section that was added in 1962. Given the sometimes dirty working conditions, a washroom was also built. The shell of the building was renovated in 2015-2016.
Present
A new occupant has yet to be found.
Fire drill at building 218.
To the right, you can see the wooden flames that were used for exercises. The ‘Artillerie Inrichtingen’ (national ammunition and weapons factory) fire brigade practised every week at a different place on the site.
The Zaans Museum was founded in 1998 on the Zaanse Schans to guard and preserve the Zaan heritage.
The Hembrug Museum tells the story of the arms and ammunition factory that was located on the Hembrugterrein in Zaandam.
In 1697, the Russian Tsar Peter the Great stayed in this world-famous house in the center of Zaandam.
