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| Hoa Lo Prison Relic | ||||||||||
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From the end of 19th century, the French colonialists strongly
suppressed the fighting movements of the Vietnamese people. They
set the court systems, recruited more policemen and built many
more prisons to service their ruling administration in Viet Nam.
In 1896, the French built Hoa Lo prison on the land, which was a
famous pottery village - Phu Khanh Village, Vinh Xuong, Tho
Xuong District in Ha Noi. Hoa Lo was one of the biggest prisons
built by the French in Indochina. In October, 1954, after the north of Vietnam was liberated, the Vietnam Government used Hoa Lo Prison to temporarily imprison regular prisoners. From 05/8/1964 to 31/3/1973, a part of the prison was used to capture American pilots who were shot down during their bombing raids against North Vietnam. In this period, Hoa Lo was euphemistically called the “Ha Noi Hilton” by the prisoners in detention. “Alumni” of Hoa Lo include Douglas Peter Peterson, who later became the first US Ambassador to Viet Nam, and John McCain, a US Senator. In 1993, in order to meet the economic development of Ha Noi, the Vietnamese government retained a part of Hoa Lo to transform into a historical relic. |
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| Province | Hanoi | Direction: | ||||||||
| District | Hoàn Kiếm | |||||||||
| City | Trần Hưng Đạo | Comments: | Official Web: | |||||||
| Genre | Museum | Related links: | https://hoalo.vn/EN/ | |||||||
| Best exposure | Morning | |||||||||
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| Opening time | N/A | |||||||||
| Entry fee | N/A | GPS : | 21.02532, 105.84647 | |||||||
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