Temple of Confucius

A temple of Confucius or Confucian temple is a for the veneration of Confucius and the sages and philosophers of Confucianism in Chinese folk religion and other East Asian religions.
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  • Type: Temple
  • Description: a temple for the veneration of Confucius and the sages and philosophers of Confucianism in Chinese folk religion and other East Asian religions
  • Also known as: Confucian shrine”, “Confucian temple”, “Daesongjeon”, “Munmyo”, “temple of Confucius”, “temple of literature”, and “Temple of Literature

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Temple of Literature and Thien Quang Lake.

Văn Miếu, literally translated as , is a temple dedicated to Confucius in , northern . 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.

Stadium
Hàng Đẫy Stadium, also known as Hanoi Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in , . It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 22,500 spectators; however, due to the dilapidating condition, the upper level of stand B is currently unusable, reducing this number to approximately 15,000. is situated 310 metres northwest of Temple of Confucius.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thái Hà Ấp.

Neighborhood
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Temple of Confucius

Latitude
21.02861° or 21° 1′ 43″ north
Longitude
105.83556° or 105° 50′ 8″ east
Elevation
18 metres (59 feet)
Open location code
7PH72RHP+C6
Geo­Names ID
6942023
Wiki­data ID
Q618618
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Yue Chinese—“Temple of Confucius” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: Կոնֆուցիոսի տաճար
  • Catalan: temple de Confuci
  • Chinese: 夫子庙
  • Chinese: 孔子廟
  • Chinese: 孔庙
  • Chinese: 孔廟
  • Chinese: 文宣王庙
  • Chinese: 文庙
  • Chinese: 文廟
  • Croatian: Konfucijev hram
  • Czech: konfuciánské chrámy
  • Czech: konfuciánský chrám
  • Dutch: confucianistische tempels
  • Dutch: confuciustempel
  • Dutch: Confuciustempel
  • Dutch: confuciustempels
  • Dutch: Kongzimiao
  • Dutch: literatuurtempel
  • Dutch: tempels gewijd aan het confucianisme
  • Egyptian Arabic: معبد كونفوشيوس
  • Esperanto: templo de Konfuceo
  • Esperanto: Templo de Konfuceo
  • French: temple confucéen
  • French: Temple confucéen
  • French: temple de Confucius
  • French: Temple de la Littérature
  • German: Konfuziustempel
  • Greek: Ναός του Κομφούκιου
  • Indonesian: Kuil Konfusius
  • Indonesian: Kuil Kongtzu
  • Italian: Tempio confuciano
  • Japanese: 孔子廟
  • Korean: 공자묘
  • Korean: 대성전
  • Korean: 문묘
  • Korean: 문선왕묘
  • Min Nan Chinese: Bûn-biō
  • Min Nan Chinese: Khóng-biō
  • Min Nan Chinese: Khóng-tsú-biō
  • Norwegian Bokmål: konfuciustempel
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Konfuciustempelet
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Konfuciustempler
  • Norwegian: Konfuciustempel
  • Persian: معبد کنفسیوس
  • Portuguese: templo de Confúcio
  • Portuguese: Templo de Confúcio
  • Russian: конфуцианский храм
  • Serbo-Croatian: Hram Konfucija
  • Serbo-Croatian: Hram Konfučija
  • Serbo-Croatian: Konfucijev hram
  • Serbo-Croatian: Konfučijev hram
  • Serbo-Croatian: Kong miao
  • Swedish: Konfuciustempel
  • Taroko: Sapah thmkuan teykung Kungc
  • Turkish: Konfüçyüs tapınağı
  • Ukrainian: Храм Конфуція
  • Urdu: کنفیوشس کا مندر
  • Vietnamese: Khổng miếu
  • Vietnamese: Khổng Tử miếu
  • Vietnamese: Văn Miếu-Quốc Tử Giám
  • Vietnamese: Văn miếu
  • Vietnamese: Văn Thánh miếu
  • Waray (Philippines): Templo ni Confucius
  • Western Panjabi: کنفیوشس دا مندر
  • Wu Chinese: 孔庙
  • Yue Chinese: 孔廟

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