Seoul Millennium Time Capsule (Part 8)

Seoul Millennium Time Capsule is located inside the complex of Namsangol Hanok Village.

To celebrate the 600-year anniversary of the appointment of Seoul as the capital city of Korea, a specially designed ceremony was held in 1994. 600 items representing Seoul and the lives of its citizens were buried in a capsule; the capsule is scheduled to be opened on November 29, 2394, which will be the 1000-year anniversary of the appointment of Seoul as the capital.

Interestingly, there were several mayors of other major cities in the World, including Jakarta, who attended the ceremony and signed a special note of congratulation to the city of Seoul. If I am not mistaken, the representative from Jakarta was Mr. Surjadi Soedirdja. 

Others came from Tokyo, Bogota, Paris, Istanbul, and other cities that have Sister City agreement with Seoul. Each of the mayor's words are carved on the cover of the time capsule as seen on the picture.

Hmmm…I wonder what the future people of Seoul would think about its city when they open the time capsule in the year 2394!!!! I think it is a great idea.!

Fact: Lots of CD, DVD, microfiche are stored inside the capsule. Even, an instruction  or manual on how to open the time capsule is also included. It sounds so science-fiction like, Yet..it is a fact.