Seoul Opens First Underground Solar Garden

This is a neat idea:

A new solar garden in the underground passageway of Jonggak Station, central Seoul, Friday. The backup LED lights are turned on in cloudy weather or at night. / Yonhap

Mini-gardens have become synonymous with urban regeneration projects in Seoul. Some, like the new solar garden at Jonggak Station on Seoul Metro Line 1, are popping up underground.

The solar garden ― small but claimed to be the world’s first solar-powered subterranean park ― opened in an underground passageway at Jonggak Station last Friday, placed right in front of the Jongno Book Store and a row of booths selling handcrafted goods made by young artists. 

Mandarin trees and verdant bushes grow under natural sunlight, emitted from eight ceiling apertures connected to light-collecting dishes installed directly above at Jongno Tower Square on the ground. The ceiling is dotted with backup LED lights used at night or on cloudy days. 

Korea Times

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J6Junkie
J6Junkie
4 years ago

Probably makes a good bomb shelter too.

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