Imperial Academy, Huế

After the unification of Vietnam, Emperor Gia Long 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 Quốc Tử giám.

[1] 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.

Tự Đức also built a stone stele which contains his commandments for students.

[1] In 1904, Imperial Academy of Huế was badly damaged by a hurricane but was repaired soon after.