Palace of Literature

Temple of Confucius
Temple of Confucius
Văn Miếu
	Khuê Văn Các - built in 1805 and is a symbol of Hanoi
Religion
Affiliation	Confucianism
Location
Location	Hanoi
Architecture
Date established	1070

Văn Miếu (Vietnamese: Văn Miếu, chữ Hán: 文廟), translated as Palace of Literature, is a temple dedicated to Confucius in Hanoi, northern Vietnam. The temple was founded and first built in 1070 at the time of Emperor Lý Thánh Tông, it hosted the Imperial Academy (Quốc Tử Giám, 國子監), Vietnam's first national university, from 1076 to 1779. In 1803, The academy was moved to the new capital of Nguyen dynasty in Hue.

21°1′43″N 105°50′8″E / 21.02861°N 105.83556°E / 21.02861; 105.83556

References

↑ "Dịch hai chữ Văn Miếu ra tiếng Tây". Archived from the original on 2016-08-17. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
↑ ""Special National Monuments in Ha Noi" exhibition opens". english.hanoi.gov.vn. Hanoi Government. 26 November 2018. Archived from the original on 26 November 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2019.

[1] "Dịch hai chữ Văn Miếu ra tiếng Tây". Archived from the original on 2016-08-17. Retrieved 2025-04-10.

[2] ""Special National Monuments in Ha Noi" exhibition opens". english.hanoi.gov.vn. Hanoi Government. 26 November 2018. Archived from the original on 26 November 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2019.