Imperial Academy of Hue
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The Imperial Academy in the old capital city Huế
was the national academy during the Nguyễn Dynasty in Vietnam
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decided to move the capital from Hanoi to Huế. Following this decision, in 1803, a new Confucian academy was built in order to replace the Lê Dynasty's Temple of Literature in Hanoi. The first academy, called Đốc Học Đường, was a small block of buildings located at An Ninh Thượng village, Hương Trà district, some 5 kilometres east of Huế
. It stood next to a Temple of Literature.
By March 1820, emperor Ming Mang changed the academy name into Quốc Tử Giám (Imperial Academy) and had the buildings rebuilt. Ming Mang also expanded the academy by building the Di Luân Đường palace which consisted of one teaching hall, two teaching rooms and 19 classrooms.
Under the reign of emperor Tự Đức, the academy was enlarged again. The emperor had a wall built around the academy and visit the academy by himself. Tự Đức also built a stone stele which contains his commandments for students. In 1904, Imperial Academy of Huế was badly damaged by a hurricane but was repaired soon after.
In 1908, under the reign of emperor Duy Tân
, Imperial Academy of Huế was moved into Imperial City, Huế (its present location). Almost all buildings was completely rebuilt except the Di Luân Đường palace.
In 1945, following the fall of Nguyễn Dynasty, the Academy was permanently closed.
Hue
Hue is one of the main properties of a color, defined technically , as "the degree to which a stimulus can be describedas similar to or different from stimuli that are described as red, green, blue, and yellow,"...
was the national academy during the Nguyễn Dynasty in Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
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History
After the unification of Vietnam, Emperor Gia LongGia Long
Emperor Gia Long , born Nguyễn Phúc Ánh , was an emperor of Vietnam...
decided to move the capital from Hanoi to Huế. Following this decision, in 1803, a new Confucian academy was built in order to replace the Lê Dynasty's Temple of Literature in Hanoi. The first academy, called Đốc Học Đường, was a small block of buildings located at An Ninh Thượng village, Hương Trà district, some 5 kilometres east of Huế
Hue
Hue is one of the main properties of a color, defined technically , as "the degree to which a stimulus can be describedas similar to or different from stimuli that are described as red, green, blue, and yellow,"...
. It stood next to a Temple of Literature.
By March 1820, emperor Ming Mang changed the academy name into Quốc Tử Giám (Imperial Academy) and had the buildings rebuilt. Ming Mang also expanded the academy by building the Di Luân Đường palace which consisted of one teaching hall, two teaching rooms and 19 classrooms.
Under the reign of emperor Tự Đức, the academy was enlarged again. The emperor had a wall built around the academy and visit the academy by himself. Tự Đức also built a stone stele which contains his commandments for students. In 1904, Imperial Academy of Huế was badly damaged by a hurricane but was repaired soon after.
In 1908, under the reign of emperor Duy Tân
Duy Tan
Emperor Duy Tân , was a boy emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty and reigned in 9 years between 1907 and 1916. His name was Prince Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh San and was son of the Thành Thái emperor...
, Imperial Academy of Huế was moved into Imperial City, Huế (its present location). Almost all buildings was completely rebuilt except the Di Luân Đường palace.
In 1945, following the fall of Nguyễn Dynasty, the Academy was permanently closed.