- The Hanoi Hilton in a 1970 aerial surveillance photo. 21°1′31″N 105°50′47″E / 21.02528°N 105.84639°E. Hỏa Lò Prison (. Vietnamese: [hwâː lɔ], Nhà tù Hỏa Lò...
- Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, has many tourist attractions, one of which is Hoa Lo Prison.
- Ironically referred to as the “Hanoi Hilton” by its American guests, the Hỏa Lò Prison complex is located in the center of Vietnam’s capital.
- The prison held many political prisoners during the French colonial period, and later soldiers during the American war including, famously, late U.S...
- 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...
- The Vietnamese nickname “Hỏa Lò” (“furnace” or “stove”) came to be a double entendre for the prison’s hellish treatment.
- 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.
- Additionally, American prisoners recorded their own experiences, but few of these accounts are on display at Hoa Lo Prison today.
- Originally constructed by the French, Hỏa Lò Prison’s purpose was to detain Vietnamese individuals who opposed French colonial rule.
- The story of Hỏa Lò Prison is poignant and filled with a great number of tearful events and an even greater amount of blood.
- Hỏa Lò Prison also features majestic banyan trees in the courtyard, with a lifespan of 100 years.
- PM : Temple of Literature – the first university of Vietnam, established in the 11 century Hoa Lo Prison Museum which originally used by the French colonists in...
- 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.
- Originally sprawling over 13 hectares, Hỏa Lò Prison, better known as the Hanoi Hilton to Westerners in one of its later iterations, was one of the largest prisons...