Hoa Lo Prison (historic site)
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Hoa Lo Prison is a historic jail in central Hanoi, Vietnam, notorious for its use by French colonial authorities to detain Vietnamese revolutionaries and later by North Vietnam to hold American prisoners of war during the Vietnam War.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hoa Lo Prison | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic prison
ⓘ
museum ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Hanoi Hilton
ⓘ
Maison Centrale ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | French colonial architecture ⓘ |
| builtBy | French colonial authorities ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1896 ⓘ |
| country |
Viet Nam
ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
|
| currentUse | museum ⓘ |
| etymology | "Hỏa Lò" can mean "fiery furnace" or "stove" ⓘ |
| exhibits |
artifacts from French colonial period
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artifacts related to American POWs ⓘ artifacts related to Vietnamese revolutionaries ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
guillotine room
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reconstructed prison gates ⓘ solitary confinement cells ⓘ underground cells ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important historical site of Hanoi ⓘ |
| inception | late 19th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
French Quarter of Hanoi
ⓘ
Hanoi ⓘ Hoàn Kiếm District ⓘ
surface form:
Hoan Kiem District
central Hanoi ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Hoa Lo Street ⓘ |
| nativeName | Nhà tù Hỏa Lò ⓘ |
| notableFor |
harsh conditions for Vietnamese political prisoners
ⓘ
harsh treatment of American POWs ⓘ propaganda use by North Vietnam ⓘ |
| operator |
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
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French Indochina ⓘ
surface form:
French colonial administration in Indochina
|
| originalPurpose |
detention of Vietnamese political prisoners
ⓘ
detention of common criminals ⓘ |
| partiallyDemolished | 1990s ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
detention of U.S. pilots shot down over North Vietnam
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imprisonment of many leaders of the Vietnamese independence movement ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 1 Hoa Lo Street ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
historical studies on colonial repression in Vietnam
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memoirs of former prisoners ⓘ |
| tourism |
popular destination for domestic tourists
ⓘ
popular destination for international tourists ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict |
First Indochina War
ⓘ
Vietnam War ⓘ |
| usedFor |
detention of American prisoners of war
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detention of Vietnamese revolutionaries ⓘ execution of prisoners ⓘ interrogation ⓘ torture ⓘ |