A 3D-coordination polymer was shown to trap one-dimensional polyhedral water cages consisting of repeat units of IJH 2 O) 24 , the geometry of which resembles the exotic organic molecule pagodane. Further, this material exhibited proton conduction ability and tunable luminescence emission by adsorption of anionic dyes such as the fluorescein dianion.In recent years special attention has been paid to the design and synthesis of microporous materials, in particular, metalorganic frameworks (MOFs) or covalent organic frameworks (COFs) for gas storage and separation purposes. 1 These materials contain well-defined pores and possess the ability to incorporate several guest molecules and assemblies of guest molecules which otherwise can't be realized. 2 For example, a variety of water clusters with different sizes and shapes have been reported in the past which afford some information related to the anomalous behaviour of bulk water, but it is still a little understood liquid. 3 On the other hand, infinite chains of water molecules, hydrogen bonded water clusters and metal-coordinated water molecules have been shown to have a potential to act as proton carriers under humid as well as anhydrous conditions. 4 Proton-conducting materials are of importance for developing electrochemical cells such as fuel cells, electrochemical sensors, electrochemical reactors, and electrochromic devices. Fuel cells are thought to be one of the alternative energy sources for the next generation. 5,6 Proton conductivity can mediate the process of conversion of energy from one form into another by involving the transfer of protons in proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) where the proton conducting materials are being used as the membrane electrolyte. Proton conduction within a hydrogenbonded water cluster is anticipated with the formation of H 3 O + within the network where the transfer of a proton occurs with a simultaneous rearrangement between nearby H 2 O molecules following the Grotthuss or proton-hopping mechanism. 7,8 In MOFs and COFs, the hydrophobic nature of the channels/cavities can be effectively tailored toward a hydrophilic nature by introducing functional groups that are capable of forming hydrogen bonds to the backbone of the linear exobidentate ligands. The organic backbone in MOFs serves as an anchor for the inclusion and self-organization of free water molecules into various ordered aggregates via hydrogen bonding. 9 To date, several varieties of water clusters consisting of discrete assemblies such as tetramers, pentamers, hexamers, octamers, decamers and polyhedral cages, one-dimensional chains and helices and twodimensional layers have been identified in the crystal lattices of MOFs. 10 However, to the best of our knowledge no onedimensional polyhedral cage structure of water molecules was reported to date. Herein, we report one such example of a 3D-coordination polymer (CP) containing one-dimensional water cages with a repeat unit of IJH 2 O) 24 , the geometry of which resembles the organic molecule pagodane. ...