History
Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam is located in the south of Thang Long-time home Ly. Before the contents of the stone stele named with the names of those successful at the imperial exams. This is the place to the domestic and the praise and gifts for students to exchange points test and study well and is excellent where the doctor from now on to "frown" before each exam.

Van Mieu was built "in 8 years Canh Tuat (1070) New Spirit in the second Vu Ly Tong, making statue Chu Cong, Khong Tu and painting of the cross That delicate gentle four seasons sacrifice. Prince to teaching. ".

May 1076, Ly Nhan Tong set up the Quoc Tu Giam, may be considered here is the first university in Vietnam. Initially, the school just for the king and the right to mistreat you (the name is Quoc Tu). In 1253, King Tran Thai Tong to expand the National Electronic and collected all the children of people can be excellent learning.

May 1156, Ly Anh Tong Van revised the Temple and worship Khong Tu.

To the Hau Le, Nho giáo very prevalent. In 1484,t Le Thanh Tong build stele with the names of those successful at the imperial exams 1442 onwards.

May 1762, Le Hien Tong for editing is Quoc Tu Giam - the training institutions and higher education levels of court. May 1785 moved to the Thai Hoc.

Life of king Nguyen , Quoc Tu Giam set up at Hue. Year 1802, king Gia Long is determined Van Mieu - Hanoi and construction for The Van Khue Cac. Old School Director at the Temple after the Khai Thanh taken as the holy church to parents Khong Tu. Early 1947, France army as a cannon ball make the house collapsed, only the base with two stone columns and 4 crunch. Today, the house was to build the architecture with the same time all the rest.

Architecture
Khue Van in the Van Mieu, looking from outside the Thai students in the Ly - Tran scale of what is currently not in, because the historical material has been burned or Minh troops take on the Yen Kinh, Beijing on present.

However, the Thai Hoc at home was Le Le Quy Don described in "The cultural sub-index" is: "The Thai study, three times, with horizontal walls, classes in tile contract. The teaching in the east and west are two rows 14 times. Classrooms students are further three rows, each row 25 space, each space have 2 people. The whole architecture Van Mieu current architecture is the first time Nguyen. Campus is surrounded by four walls built with Bat Trang bricks.

Architectural Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam layout is posted on each district, each of the North-South axis, simulating the overall planning area Van Tu Khong temple worship in his hometown in Khuc Phu, Son Dong, China . However, the scale here than simple, architectural simplicity and the traditional methods of ethnic art.