Temple of Literature

Văn Miếu, literally translated as Temple of Literature, is a 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.
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  • Type: Religious organization
  • Description: complex of monuments in Hanoi, temple of literature
  • Also known as: “Palace of Literature”, “Temple of Confucius”, “Temple of Literature, Hanoi”, “Van Mieu”, “Văn Miếu”, and “Van Mieu, Temple of Literature”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Thien Quang Lake and Vietnam Fine Arts Museum.

Lake
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Museum
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The Vietnam National Museum of Fine Arts is located in , . It is a museum showcasing Vietnam's fine arts from a range of historical periods. It is the country's primary art museum, the second being the smaller . is situated 230 metres northeast of Temple of Literature.

Stadium
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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 340 metres west of Temple of Literature.

Temple of Literature

Latitude
21.0288° or 21° 1′ 44″ north
Longitude
105.836° or 105° 50′ 10″ east
Inception
1070
Open location code
7PH72RHP+GC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1220554188
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­religious
Wiki­data ID
Q1202019
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Wu Chinese—“Temple of Literature” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Հանոյի Գրականության տաճար”
  • Azerbaijani: “Ədəbiyyat Məbədi”
  • Azerbaijani: “Van-Myeu”
  • Belarusian: “Храм Літаратуры”
  • Burmese: “ျမန္မာစာ”
  • Chinese: “文庙”
  • Chinese: “文廟”
  • Chinese: “河内文庙”
  • Czech: “Palác literatury”
  • Czech: “Van Mieu”
  • Czech: “Văn Miếu”
  • Danish: “Litteraturens Tempel”
  • Dutch: “Literatuurtempel”
  • Dutch: “Van Mieu”
  • Dutch: “Văn Miếu”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “معبد الادب”
  • Esperanto: “Templo de Literaturo”
  • Finnish: “Kirjallisuuden temppeli”
  • Finnish: “Van Mieu”
  • Finnish: “Văn Miếu”
  • French: “temple de la Littérature de Hanoï”
  • French: “Temple de la Littérature de Hanoï”
  • Georgian: “ლიტერატურის ტაძარი”
  • German: “Literaturtempel”
  • German: “Văn Miếu”
  • Indonesian: “Kuil Sastra, Hanoi”
  • Italian: “Tempio della Letteratura”
  • Japanese: “ヴァンミエウ”
  • Japanese: “文廟”
  • Kannada: “ಹನೋಯಿಯ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ದೇವಾಲಯ”
  • Korean: “문묘”
  • Polish: “Świątynia Literatury”
  • Polish: “Van Mieu, Świątynia Literatury”
  • Polish: “Van Mieu”
  • Russian: “Ван-Мьеу”
  • Russian: “Храм Литературы”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Hram literature”
  • Slovak: “Van Mieu, chrám literatúry v Hanoi”
  • Slovak: “Van Mieu”
  • Slovenian: “Tempelj literature, Hanoj”
  • Slovenian: “Tempelj Literature, Hanoj”
  • Spanish: “Templo de la literatura”
  • Spanish: “Van Mieu, Templo de la literatura”
  • Spanish: “Van Mieu”
  • Swedish: “Litteraturens tempel”
  • Swedish: “Van Mieu”
  • Swedish: “Văn Miếu”
  • Tatar: “Әдәбият гыйбадәтханәсе”
  • Tatar: “Әдәбият сарае”
  • Tatar: “Ханой әдәбият гыйбадәтханәсе”
  • Turkish: “Edebiyat Tapınağı”
  • Vietnamese: “Văn Miếu - Quốc Tử Giám”
  • Vietnamese: “Văn Miếu – Quốc Tử Giám”
  • Vietnamese: “Văn Miếu Quốc Tử Giám”
  • Vietnamese: “Văn Miếu-Quốc Tử Giám”
  • Vietnamese: “Văn Miếu”
  • Wu Chinese: “河内文庙”

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