Hanoi Hilton (Hoa Lo Prison) prisoner area
In this section of the Hanoi Hilton (Hoa Lo Prison), large numbers of prisoners were kept during the colonial French Indochina period.
Month: February 2010
Hanoi Hilton (Hoa Lo Prison) female stockade
During the colonial French Indochina period at the Hoa Lo Prison or Hanoi Hilton, there was a 270 square meter stockade area for up to 300 female political prisoners.
Hanoi Hilton (Hoa Lo Prison) almond tree
During the French colonial Indochina period, the almond tree in the yard of the Hoa Lo Prison was an important focal point for political prisoners at the prison.
Hanoi Hilton (Hoa Lo Prison) today
Only part of the original Hoa Lo prison or Hanoi Hilton still exists today as a museum. Most of it was demolished during the mid-1990s to construct the Hanoi Tower (which includes the Somerset Grand Hanoi serviced apartments) building which now occupies most of the site.
Hanoi Hilton (Hoa Lo Prison)
The Hoa Lo Prison (Vietnamese: Hỏa Lò) which was later referred to by American prisoners of war (POWs) as the “Hanoi Hilton,” was a prison used by the French colonial Indochina authorities for political prisoners and later by the North Vietnamese for American POWs during the Vietnam War. The prison itself was built by the … Read more