Hỏa Lò Prison
Hỏa Lò Prison was a prison in Hanoi originally used by the French colonists in Indochina for political prisoners, and later by North Vietnam for U.S. prisoners of war during the Vietnam War.
During this later period, it was known to American POWs as the "Hanoi Hilton".
The prison was demolished during the 1990s, although the gatehouse remains as a museum.
The prison was built in Hanoi by the French, in dates ranging from 1886 to 1889 to 1901,when Vietnam was still part of French Indochina.
The French called the prison Maison Centrale, 'Central House', which is still the designation of prisons for dangerous or long sentence detainees in France. It was located near Hanoi's French Quarter. It was intended to hold Vietnamese prisoners, particularly political prisoners agitating for independence who were often subject to torture and execution
Hỏa Lò Prison
Hỏa Lò Prison was a prison in Hanoi originally used by the French colonists in Indochina for political prisoners, and later by North Vietnam for U.S. prisoners of war during the Vietnam War.
During this later period, it was known to American POWs as the "Hanoi Hilton".
The prison was demolished during the 1990s, although the gatehouse remains as a museum.
The prison was built in Hanoi by the French, in dates ranging from 1886 to 1889 to 1901,when Vietnam was still part of French Indochina.
The French called the prison Maison Centrale, 'Central House', which is still the designation of prisons for dangerous or long sentence detainees in France. It was located near Hanoi's French Quarter. It was intended to hold Vietnamese prisoners, particularly political prisoners agitating for independence who were often subject to torture and execution