Hanoi Khuê Văn Các Pavilion

Hanoi's official emblem is the Khuê Văn Các, the Constellation of Literature Pavilion, standing at the gateway to the Temple of Literature — Vietnam's first national university, founded in 1070. Built in 1805, the graceful pavilion rests on four brick pillars and is pierced by round windows whose radiating spokes represent the star Khuê shining over centuries of Confucian scholarship. Printed on banknotes and beloved by generations of students, it embodies Hanoi's thousand-year devotion to learning.