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Amsterdam’s underwater parking garage fits 7,000 bicycles and zero cars

A photo showing a surprisingly spacious and futuristic parking garage of all white. Long rows of two-story bike racks extend to the edge of the room as tall white columns rise from the white floor to the white ceiling dotted with circular “windows” showing what looks like blue water (but are actually etched glass).

That’s not water you see above in those circular windows, but this bicycle garage is definitely under the water. Click here for a larger image.

The four-year, $65 million project has everything — and nothing — to do with the automobile.

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