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Park Deck Flooring Supports Architecture The Lammermarkt Parking Garage’s floor in Leiden (Netherlands) was coated with the Sikafloor® MultiDur EB-14 AT park deck system, a 2k epoxy resin that was specifically developed by Sika for multi-storey and underground car parks.
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eiden is a city of 124,000 inhabitants in the province of South
Goyen and Jan Steen. The historic centre of Leiden has many museums,
Holland, Netherlands. A university city since 1575, Leiden has been
shops, theatres and catering establishments. It is a pedestrian zone,
at the forefront of science in Europe for more than four centuries. It is
so there are no cars. The area is a favourite spot with visitors, and
a typical university city, with university buildings scattered throughout
wherever there are lots of visitors, there is a need for well-designed,
and a large international student body that gives the city a bustling,
efficient parking garage. The Lammermarkt car park has become a
lively and cosmopolitan atmosphere.
perfect solution by virtue of the unique and pleasant parking experience it provides. But what`s behind the project?
The city of Leiden Many important scientific discoveries have been made here and the
New underground parking spaces
city is home to the oldest university in the Netherlands.
The Lammermarkt Parking Garage is one of two car parks located within
Leiden University is one of Europe’s top universities, with thirteen
walking distance of the city historic centre to provide parking space for
Nobel Prize winners to its name, and appears near the top of all
visitors. The new underground car park has 525 generous spaces and
international academic rankings. Leiden is a city with a rich cultural
eight charging stations for electric cars. Every floor has a certain number
heritage, not only in science, but also in the arts. One of the world’s
of disabled parking spaces.
most famous painters, Rembrandt, was born and educated in Leiden.
With a diameter of approximately 60 meters, it was necessary to
Other famous Leiden painters include Lucas van Leyden, Jan van
excavate more than 60,000 m3 of soil. A 5 km-long pressure pipeline was © Sika
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