2 landmarks in Van Mieu with verified facts and stories most people walk right past.
Temple of Literature (Văn Miếu)
Quoc Tu Giam, Van Mieu, Hanoi, Vietnam
The Temple of Literature is Vietnam's most important historical monument — a Confucian temple and the site of the country's first national university, founded in 1070 by Emperor Lý Thánh Tông and operating continuously for over 700 years until the French colonial administration closed it in the 19th century.
Van Mieu Lake & Quoc Tu Giam Garden
Quoc Tu Giam, Van Mieu, Hanoi, Vietnam
The garden and lake surrounding the Temple of Literature provide one of Hanoi's most peaceful green spaces — a landscape of ancient banyan trees, lotus ponds, and the kind of manicured tranquillity that Vietnamese temple gardens have cultivated for centuries.
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