Hỏa Lò
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Hỏa Lò is a historic prison in Hanoi, Vietnam, notorious for its use by French colonial authorities and later by North Vietnam to hold American prisoners of war, who dubbed it the "Hanoi Hilton."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hỏa Lò canonical | 1 |
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic site
ⓘ
prison ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Hanoi Hilton
NERFINISHED
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Maison Centrale NERFINISHED ⓘ Nhà tù Hỏa Lò NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | French colonial architecture ⓘ |
| builtFor | French colonial administration in Indochina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1899 ⓘ |
| conflict |
First Indochina War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vietnam War ⓘ |
| constructedBy | French colonial authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Viet Nam
ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
|
| currentUse |
museum
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| demolished | 1990s ⓘ |
| exhibits |
artifacts from French colonial period
ⓘ
artifacts from Vietnam War period ⓘ materials on American POWs ⓘ materials on Vietnamese revolutionary prisoners ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
French colonial architecture in Vietnam
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Historic sites in Hanoi ⓘ Museums in Hanoi ⓘ Prisons in Vietnam ⓘ Vietnam War prisoner-of-war camps ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | historic relic of Hanoi ⓘ |
| inception |
1896
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
French
ⓘ
Vietnamese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
French Quarter of Hanoi
NERFINISHED
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Hanoi ⓘ Hoàn Kiếm District NERFINISHED ⓘ Indochina NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Quarter area of Hanoi NERFINISHED ⓘ Red River Delta region ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| nativeNameLanguage | vi ⓘ |
| notableFor |
escape attempts by Vietnamese revolutionaries
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harsh conditions for political prisoners ⓘ harsh conditions under French rule ⓘ nickname "Hanoi Hilton" given by American POWs ⓘ role in Vietnamese independence movement history ⓘ use during the Vietnam War ⓘ |
| operator |
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
NERFINISHED
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French colonial authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ North Vietnamese government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalPurpose |
detention of Vietnamese political prisoners
ⓘ
detention of common criminals ⓘ |
| partiallyPreserved | front section ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
detention of American pilots shot down over North Vietnam
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imprisonment of Vietnamese nationalist leaders ⓘ partial demolition in the 1990s ⓘ use as a propaganda showcase for foreign visitors ⓘ |
| usedFor |
detention of American prisoners of war
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incarceration of Vietnamese revolutionaries ⓘ interrogation of prisoners ⓘ political repression ⓘ propaganda purposes during Vietnam War ⓘ |
| visitorAttraction |
domestic tourists
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international tourists ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Hỏa Lò