"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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| "Hỏa Lò" can mean "fiery furnace" or "stove" canonical | 1 |
| Vietnamese term meaning "fiery furnace" or "stove" | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical site
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museum ⓘ prison ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Hanoi Hilton
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Hỏa Lò Prison ⓘ Maison Centrale ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | French colonial architecture ⓘ |
| constructedBy | French colonial authorities ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1896 ⓘ |
| contains |
cells for political prisoners
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exhibition rooms about American POWs ⓘ exhibition rooms about French colonial rule ⓘ guillotine room ⓘ interrogation rooms ⓘ |
| country |
Viet Nam
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surface form:
Vietnam
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| currentUse | museum ⓘ |
| etymology |
"Hỏa Lò" can mean "fiery furnace" or "stove"
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Vietnamese term meaning "fiery furnace" or "stove"
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| governedBy |
Hanoi People’s Committee
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surface form:
authorities of Hanoi
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| hasPOW |
American airmen
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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
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Vietnam War ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
French Indochina
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Hanoi ⓘ Hoàn Kiếm District ⓘ Hoàn Kiếm District ⓘ
surface form:
Old Quarter of Hanoi
|
| museumFocus |
French colonial repression
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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
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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
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important site in the history of the Vietnam War ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
detention of common criminals
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incarceration of Vietnamese revolutionaries ⓘ prison for American prisoners of war ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Hoa Lo Prison
"Hỏa Lò" can mean "fiery furnace" or "stove"
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etymology
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"Hỏa Lò" can mean "fiery furnace" or "stove"
self-linksurface differs
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subject surface form:
Hỏa Lò
this entity surface form:
Vietnamese term meaning "fiery furnace" or "stove"