"Hỏa Lò" can mean "fiery furnace" or "stove"

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Hỏa Lò is the Vietnamese name of the notorious colonial-era prison in Hanoi, later dubbed the "Hanoi Hilton" by American POWs during the Vietnam War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical site
museum
prison
alsoKnownAs Hanoi Hilton
Hỏa Lò Prison
Maison Centrale
architecturalStyle French colonial architecture
constructedBy French colonial authorities
constructionStart 1896
contains cells for political prisoners
exhibition rooms about American POWs
exhibition rooms about French colonial rule
guillotine room
interrogation rooms
country Viet Nam
surface form: Vietnam
currentUse museum
etymology "Hỏa Lò" can mean "fiery furnace" or "stove" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Vietnamese term meaning "fiery furnace" or "stove"
governedBy Hanoi People’s Committee
surface form: authorities of Hanoi
hasPOW American airmen
U.S. Air Force officers
surface form: US Air Force pilots

US Navy pilots
US prisoners captured during air campaigns over North Vietnam
historicalPeriod French colonial period in Vietnam
Vietnam War
locatedIn French Indochina
Hanoi
Hoàn Kiếm District
Hoàn Kiếm District
surface form: Old Quarter of Hanoi
museumFocus French colonial repression
Vietnamese revolutionary struggle
treatment of American POWs
namedAfter local area known for pottery kilns and stoves
nativeName Hỏa Lò
nativeNameLanguage Vietnamese
notableFor being nicknamed "Hanoi Hilton" by American POWs
detention of American pilots during the Vietnam War
harsh conditions under French colonial administration
symbol of colonial repression in Vietnam
symbol of the Vietnam War in American memory
opened late 19th century
openToPublic yes
partiallyDemolished 1990s
purpose to detain Vietnamese political prisoners under French colonial rule
significance important site in the history of Vietnamese independence movement
important site in the history of the Vietnam War
touristAttraction yes
usedFor detention of common criminals
incarceration of Vietnamese revolutionaries
prison for American prisoners of war

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Hoa Lo Prison (historic site) etymology "Hỏa Lò" can mean "fiery furnace" or "stove"
subject surface form: Hoa Lo Prison
"Hỏa Lò" can mean "fiery furnace" or "stove" etymology "Hỏa Lò" can mean "fiery furnace" or "stove" self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Hỏa Lò
this entity surface form: Vietnamese term meaning "fiery furnace" or "stove"