Amsterdam Subcity

Will the city of Amsterdam soon build “a labyrinth city” beneath its canals?

[Image: A new underground city for Amsterdam, by , “Newspapers around Europe have been reporting on the scheme, which requires the city’s canals to be drained to allow the construction of a vast underground mixed-use complex beneath.”

[Image: Underground Amsterdam by is quite opposed to the project – yet the Telegraph reports that “the project has been approved by Amsterdam’s city council. Construction work, lasting up to 20 years, is expected to begin in 2018.”

[Image: Zwarts & Jansma].

Maybe they should build it and use it as a penal colony. Imagine the escape attempts – trying to get out of the earth.

(Thanks to Alex Haw for the tip!)

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