25th Anniversary Vietnam - Laos Diplomatic Relations

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1. Van Mieu (Temple of Confucious)  a temple dedicated to Confucius in Hanoi, northern Vietnam. The temple also hosts the Imperial Academy ,  Vietnam's first national university. The temple was built in 1070 at the time of Emperor Lý Thánh Tông. It is one of several temples in Vietnam which is dedicated to Confucius, sages and scholars. The temple is located to the south of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long. The various pavilions, halls, statues and stelae of doctors are places where offering ceremonies, study sessions and the strict exams of the Đại Viet took places.
2. Across Laos there exists a plethora of distinctive monuments and architectural styles. One of the most notable structures is the That Luang, the great Sacred Stupa, in Vientiane. Its dome-like stupa and four-cornered superstructure is the model for similar monuments across Laos. Stupas serve to commemorate the life of the Buddha and many stupas are said to house sacred Buddha relics (parts of Buddha s body). Traditionally, Theravada Buddhists cremated the dead body and then placed the bones in stupas, which are set around the grounds of temples, or wats. Different styles of architecture are evident in the numerous Buddhist Wats