• The Hanoi Hilton in a 1970 aerial surveillance photo. 21°1′31″N 105°50′47″E / 21.02528°N 105.84639°E. Hỏa Prison (. Vietnamese: [hwâː lɔ], Nhà tù Hỏa ...
  • Although it is now a facility that many foreigners come to see as a tourist spot, Hoa Lo Prison was originally a prison as its name suggests.
  • Ironically referred to as the “Hanoi Hilton” by its American guests, the Hỏa Prison complex is located in the center of Vietnam’s capital.
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  • The Hỏa prison opened in 1886, when Vietnam was under French colonial rule as part of Indochina. Most of its prisoners at that time were political agitators.
  • The prison was built in stages between 1886 and 1901 in downtown Hanoi by the French (when Vietnam was still French Indochina), Hỏa Prison – translated as...
  • With its bright yellow and green painted walls, it’s hard to imagine that Hỏa Prison was once a place where untold suffering and despair took place.
  • Hoa Lo Prison, also called the “Hanoi Hilton”, is an infamous prison in Hanoi that housed prisoners during the French colonial period.
  • Constructed in the late 19th century by the French colonizers, Hỏa Prison was used to incarcerate those who fought against colonial oppression.
  • Hoa Lo Prison nowadays locates at 1 Hoa Lo Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi and it takes only 10 minutes to walk from Hoan Kiem Lake.
  • Following the 1970 attempted rescue operation at Son Tay prison camp, most POWs were moved centrally to the Hỏa allowing the Vietnamese to...
  • Hoa Lo Prison translates to Hell’s Hole. The prison was built by French colonialists in the late 1880’s when Vietnam was still part of French ruled Indochina.
  • Originally sprawling over 13 hectares, Hỏa Prison, better known as the Hanoi Hilton to Westerners in one of its later iterations, was one of the largest prisons...