Temple of Literature

E39475

Confucian temple historic site national university tourist attraction

The Temple of Literature is a historic Confucian temple and Vietnam’s first national university, renowned as a symbol of scholarship and traditional architecture in Hanoi.

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All labels observed (11)

Label	Occurrences
Temple of Literature canonical	4
Temple of Literature complex	4
Temple of Literature, Hanoi	4
Quoc Tu Giam (Imperial Academy)	3
Temple of Literature (Hanoi)	1
Temple of Literature area vicinity	1
Temple of Literature courtyards	1
Temple of Literature stelae of doctors	1
Van Mieu (Temple of Literature)	1
Văn Miếu	1
Văn Miếu – Quốc Tử Giám	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Confucian temple ⓘ historic site ⓘ national university ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
architecturalStyle	traditional Vietnamese architecture ⓘ
contains	stone turtles bearing doctoral stelae ⓘ
country	Viet Nam ⓘ surface form: Vietnam
culturalSignificance	emblem of Hanoi ⓘ symbol of respect for education in Vietnam ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Confucian sages ⓘ Confucius ⓘ
foundedBy	Emperor Ly Thai Tong ⓘ surface form: Lý Thánh Tông
foundedUnderDynasty	Ly dynasty ⓘ surface form: Lý dynasty
function	center of Confucian learning ⓘ imperial academy ⓘ place of worship ⓘ
hasFeature	bonsai trees ⓘ ponds ⓘ traditional gates ⓘ
hasGarden	landscaped courtyards ⓘ
hasPart	Temple of Confucius ⓘ surface form: Confucius sanctuary Great Gate ⓘ Khue Van Pavilion ⓘ Temple of Literature self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Quoc Tu Giam (Imperial Academy) Stelae of Doctors ⓘ Well of Heavenly Clarity ⓘ altars to Confucian scholars ⓘ five courtyards ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Special National Relic of Vietnam ⓘ
inception	1070 ⓘ
locatedIn	Ba Đình District ⓘ surface form: Ba Dinh District Hanoi ⓘ
material	stone ⓘ tile ⓘ wood ⓘ
nativeName	Temple of Literature self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Văn Miếu – Quốc Tử Giám
near	Hoàn Kiếm Lake ⓘ surface form: Hoan Kiem Lake
originalFunction	imperial university ⓘ
originalName	Temple of Literature self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Văn Miếu
roofType	traditional curved tile roof ⓘ
significantEvent	site of royal examinations in feudal Vietnam ⓘ
symbolOf	Vietnamese scholarship ⓘ traditional Vietnamese architecture ⓘ
touristAttractionStatus	major tourist destination in Hanoi ⓘ
usedFor	New Year calligraphy festivals ⓘ cultural events ⓘ honoring scholars ⓘ imperial examinations ⓘ

Referenced by (22)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hanoi → contains → Temple of Literature ⓘ

Đống Đa District → contains → Temple of Literature ⓘ

this entity surface form: Temple of Literature area vicinity

Temple of Literature → originalName → Temple of Literature self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Văn Miếu

Temple of Literature → nativeName → Temple of Literature self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Văn Miếu – Quốc Tử Giám

Temple of Literature → hasPart → Temple of Literature self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Quoc Tu Giam (Imperial Academy)

imperial academy → partOf → Temple of Literature ⓘ

subject surface form: Imperial Academy (Vietnam)

this entity surface form: Temple of Literature (Hanoi)

imperial academy → associatedWith → Temple of Literature ⓘ

subject surface form: Imperial Academy (Vietnam)

this entity surface form: Temple of Literature stelae of doctors

Well of Heavenly Clarity → locatedIn → Temple of Literature ⓘ

this entity surface form: Temple of Literature, Hanoi

Well of Heavenly Clarity → associatedWith → Temple of Literature ⓘ

this entity surface form: Temple of Literature, Hanoi

Well of Heavenly Clarity → partOf → Temple of Literature ⓘ

this entity surface form: Temple of Literature complex

Stelae of Doctors → location → Temple of Literature ⓘ

this entity surface form: Temple of Literature, Hanoi

Stelae of Doctors → partOf → Temple of Literature ⓘ

this entity surface form: Temple of Literature complex

Great Gate → locatedIn → Temple of Literature ⓘ

Great Gate → partOf → Temple of Literature ⓘ

this entity surface form: Temple of Literature, Hanoi

Great Gate → heritageSiteOf → Temple of Literature ⓘ

this entity surface form: Temple of Literature complex

Great Gate → near → Temple of Literature ⓘ

this entity surface form: Quoc Tu Giam (Imperial Academy)

Great Gate → isEntranceTo → Temple of Literature ⓘ

this entity surface form: Temple of Literature courtyards

Khue Van Pavilion → locatedIn → Temple of Literature ⓘ

Khue Van Pavilion → partOf → Temple of Literature ⓘ

this entity surface form: Temple of Literature complex

Khue Van Pavilion → near → Temple of Literature ⓘ

this entity surface form: Quoc Tu Giam (Imperial Academy)

Khue Van Pavilion → near → Temple of Literature ⓘ

this entity surface form: Van Mieu (Temple of Literature)

Dong Da District → contains → Temple of Literature ⓘ