• 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.
  • Temporary closure of the Hoa Lo Prison relic to visitors due to 2019-nCoV acute respiratory disease: STARTING FROM 3P.M (TUESDAY)...
  • 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’s role, as was the case with many other prisons of the day, was to lock away political prisoners. ... The end for Hoa Prison came in 1990.
  • Ironically referred to as the “Hanoi Hilton” by its American guests, the Hỏa Prison complex is located in the center of Vietnam’s capital.
  • Submit New Event. Things to Do. Hỏa Prison. ... Things to Do. Hỏa Prison. A sobering look at a dark period of history. Published.
  • The Vietnamese, however, knew it as the “Hỏa Prison, which translates to “fiery furnace.” Some Americans called it the “hell hole.”
  • Photo taken at Hỏa (Hoa Lo Prison or "Hanoi Hilton") by James Bond 0. on 5/7/2024.
  • 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...
  • Hỏa Prison, dubbed the 'hell on earth,' housed approximately 500 prisoners with a design reminiscent of a penitentiary establishment.
  • After a general briefing on the history of Hoa Lo, visitors enter the gate, where they are shown a model reconstruction of the prison at its height.
  • Established by the French colonial government in 1896, Hoa Lo Prison was originally used to detain political prisoners and formed part of a Northern network...