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Temple of Literature, Hanoi

Văn Miếu, literally translated as Temple 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, and it hosted the Imperial Academy, Vietnam's first national university, from 1076 to 1779. In 1803, The academy was moved to the new capital of Nguyen dynasty in Hue. Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_of_Literature%2C_Hanoi https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ The original uploader was Chuoibk at English Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 3.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hanoi_Temple_of_Literature_(cropped).jpg http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/

Hanoi, Vietnam

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