Munmyo Confucian Shrine was built in 1398 (the 7th year of the reign of King Taejo of Joseon Dynasty) but was burnt down in 1400 (the 2nd year of the reign of King Jeongjong). Despite being rebuilt in 1407 (the 7th year of the reign of King Taejong), it was burnt again during the Japanese Invasion of Korea in 1592 and had to be rebuilt anew. Munmyo Confucian Shrine is mainly divided into Daeseongjeon Hall -- including the Dongmu and Seomu shrines where ancestral rites were held -- and Myeongnyundang Hall including Dongjae and Seojae (East and West Halls) where students studied. The construction of Daeseongjeon Hall took 2 years from 1601 to 1602 (the 34th to 35th years of the reign of King Seonjo of Joseon). The mortuary tablets of four Chinese Grand Masters (Confucius, Mencius, Yanzi, and Zisi) and of the Ten Wisest, the Six Wise Men of the Song Dynasty, and the eighteen Confucian Grand Masters of Korea are enshrined in Daeseongjeon Hall. It has 5 rooms in front and 4 on the side as well as hip and gable roof. The sidewalls and the foot of the back wall were made with bricks. The Dongmu and Seomu shrines, where the mortuary tablets of Confucius's disciples and some Grand Masters of China and Korea are enshrined, are located in front of Daeseongjeon Hall. They were built from 1603 to 1604 (the 36th and 37th years of the reign of King Seonjo). The wall dividing Daeseongjeon Hall and Myeongnyundang Lecture Hall starts from the end of the Dongmu and Seomu shrines. Located on the rear side of Daeseongjeon Shrine, which was built in 1606 (the 39th year of the reign of King Seonjo), Myeongnyundang Lecture Hall consists of a central hall and two wings on the right and left of the building. Jungdang (central hall) is a gable-roofed building, while wings with the half-hipped roof, which are built at a lower height than that of the central hall, indicate the hierarchy of the buildings. The height of the roof and the eaves is appropriate, and the whole balance of the building is excellent as characteristic of Korean construction. Facing Myeongnyundang Lecture Hall, Dongjae and Seojae, which are dormitory buildings arranged in the south and north, are well-known as Seonggyungwan. Munmyo Confucian Shrine and Seonggyungwan National Academy held ritual ceremonies for Confucius as well as grand masters as the educational institutes of Confucianism during the Joseon Dynasty. They have traditional and historical value as materials for the research on the history of the construction of Korea.