| Types | Key issues | Details | Contemporary implications |
|---|---|---|---|
| Symbolic | Symbolic location | Located at the center of symbolic street (Sejong-daero) in Seoul Feng shui controversy | Understand the importance of the symbolic landscapes |
| Discoveries and responses of new historical facts | Propulsion of the restoration of Gyeongbok palace (the late 1980s) Controversy over the structure and decoration of the building | The 600th Anniversary of Seoul's Capital (1994) and the 50th anniversary of the national liberation (1995) Changes in value criteria as a result of changes of historical research and consciousness | |
| Reaction and intervention of a related country | Japan's history distortion Anti-Japanese sentiment in response to Japan's criticism to demolish the Japanese general government building in Seoul | Need to analyze international situations and coordinate opinions between stakeholders | |
| Functional | Financial conditions | Costs of demoliton or relocation Costs of building the national museum of Korea | Need alternatives of the construction, management and operating costs |
| Function and usage of the landscape | Availability as a museum for the history of Japanese invaders Preservation and relocation of cultural assets according to the transfer of museum | Give appropriate new functionality and prevent functional vacancy | |
| Changes of urban, historical and architectural policies | Removal of buildings constructed in Japanese occupation period Securing the site of the museum according to the relocation plan of the U.S. 8th Army in Yongsan | Reflect changes in national policies |