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Hoa Lo Prison (Hanoi Hilton)

Location Hanoi

Hỏa Lò Prison was a prison in Hanoi originally used by the French colonists in Indochina for political prisoners, and later by North… Read more…

Opening hours

Monday8:00 AM–5:00 PM
Tuesday8:00 AM–5:00 PM
Wednesday8:00 AM–5:00 PM
Thursday8:00 AM–5:00 PM
Friday8:00 AM–5:00 PM
Saturday8:00 AM–5:00 PM
Sunday8:00 AM–5:00 PM
Tags museum·prison museum·history museum·editor's choice
 

Hỏa Lò Prison was a prison in Hanoi originally used by the French colonists in Indochina for political prisoners, and later by North Vietnam for U.S. prisoners of war during the Vietnam War. During this later period, it was known to American POWs as the "Hanoi Hilton". Following Operation Homecoming, the prison was used to incarcerate Vietnamese dissidents and other political prisoners, including the poet Nguyễn Chí Thiện. The prison was demolished during the 1990s, although its gatehouse remains a museum.

Source: Wikipedia

More information and contact

Phone 84439342253
Address 1 Hỏa Lò, Hoàn Kiếm District, Hanoi, Vietnam
Coordinates 21°1'31.296" N, 105°50'47.357" E
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