Gallery: Amazon’s Expansive Biodomes Get Their First of 40,000 Plants

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    Amazon is building three spheres in downtown Seattle.
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    The domes are part of a larger campus plan that spans three city blocks.
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    This week, the spheres received its first plant.
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    It will be one of 40,000 plants filling the three spheres.
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    The domes were designed as a meeting and relaxation space.
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    The glass panels allow for natural sunlight to hit nearly every area inside the sphere.
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    The domes are set to open in 2018.
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    And will continue to evolve as plants change.
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