1. The Significance of the Time Capsule The Time capsule was established to store 600 relics, which represent the lifestyles of the average person living in Seoul; to commemorate Seoul’s 600th anniversary. 2. Burial and Opening Burial Date: November 29, 1994 Opening Date: November 29, 2394 3. Building a plaza Best design selected from contest entries Constructed crater using meteoric stone to symbolize the perpetuity of time     - Circular Plaza Dimensions : Outer Diameter: 42 m, Inner Diameter: 27 m, Depth: 5.7 m     - Central flagstone Design, Composition & Dimensions : Base Diameter: 7.5 m, Depth: 0.7 m     - Composition: granite base Design: 12 lights installed Area: 4,960 square meters 4. Capsule Diameter: 1.4 m, Height: 2.1, Weight: 2.5 tons Patterned after the Bosingak Bell, Pentagonal structure coated with STS 316L fiberglass reinforced plastic, and silica gel Vacuum sealed (1/1000mm Hg) and instilled with argon gas 5. Collection 600 objects to represent the city and people of Seoul in the year 1994 Stored in miniatures, on microfilm and VCD. * home > Namsangol Traditional Village > Major Attractions in Namsangol Traditional Village