Hoa Lo Prison (Hanoi Hilton)

Local nameNhà tù Hỏa Lò
LocationHoàn Kiếm Lake, Hanoi, Vietnam

Hỏa Lò Prison was a prison used by the French colonists in French 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". The prison was demolished during the 1990s, although the gatehouse remains as a museum.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hỏa_Lò_Prison

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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