Taereung National Training Center is the most significant place in elite sports history of Modern Korea. There is filled with the collective memory of athletes even most of the Korean. This study interpreted an implicit meaning, symbol, action and relation to the place of memory. For this purpose were conducted open interviews and applied to the cultural valuation model. It sought to reveal the intrinsic value of cultural heritage for the conservation. As a result, the center is the cradle of elite sports, sense of kinship and Patriot on Korea. However, the site also has various places of memory where are contained intrinsic meaning and iconic symbol. For example, Wolgaegwan and rope-climbing show the place as a field of publicity for the raising of patriot on Korean. Mt. Buram training course remembers the place as a comradeship and specific training landscape for insiders, although not an official training ground. Playground means a rootage of athletes. Dormitories and champion house show the place of communication and rest as an ordinary life. Besides, gold medal, a symbol of perspiration and impression, and Dr. Min, the father of the center, are also important places of memory. This paper attempt to reveal the intrinsic values of authenticity and integrity of the modern cultural landscape. This study is an initial research about the place of memory. It will help to understand not only cultural heritage but also urban and landscape.

• Jaemin Park(Construction Engineering Research Laboratory, Hankyung National University)
• Younsoon Hong(Dept. of Landscape Architecture, College of Natural Science, Hankyung National University) Corresponding author