Two　isostructural　metal-organic　frameworks　formulated　as　[Gd7(L)4(μ3-OH)8(HCOO)(DMF)6(H2O)]·DMF·H2O　(1)　and　[Tb7(L)4(μ3-OH)8(HCOO)(DMF)5(H2O)]·DMF·H2O　(2)　(H3L=3,5-di(4′-carboxylphenyl)benzoic　acid)　have　been　synthesized　and　structurally　characterized.　The　building　blocks　of　the　structures　are　the　heptanuclear　lanthanide　clusters　of　the　dicubane-like　type　[Ln7(μ3-OH)8]13+　(Ln=Gd,　Tb)　which　are　formally　assembled　into　porous　three-dimensional　networks　through　the　linkage　of　L.　Variable　temperature　magnetic　studies　down　to　2　K　reveal　antiferromagnetic　interactions　in　complex　1.　Furthermore,　the　fluorescence　property　of　2　was　also　studied.　Two　isostructural　3D　lanthanide-containing　MOFs　constructed　from　an　unprecedented　[Ln7(μ3-OH)8]13+　(Ln=Gd,　Tb)　cluster　in　which　the　Ln3+　ions　are　arranged　in　a　distorted　vertexsharing　dicubane-like　geometry　were　obtained　based　on　a　rigid　tripodal　ligand.　Furthermore,　the　magnetic　property　of　1　and　the　fluorescent　property　of　2　were　also　studied.　Copyright　©　2016　SIOC,　CAS,　Shanghai　&　WILEY-VCH　Verlag　GmbH　&　Co.　KGaA,　Weinheim.