The Hanoi Presidential Palace grounds
The grounds of the Hanoi Presidential Palace contain gardens, a pond, the Ho Chi Minh Stilt House (also known as Nha San Bac Ho or Uncle Ho’s Stilt House) and several other buildings.
French Indochina
The Hanoi Presidential Palace
The Hanoi Presidential Palace of Vietnam was built by Auguste Henri Vildieu, the official French architect for Vietnam, between 1900 and 1906 to house the French Governor-General of Indochina. Like other French Colonial architecture, the palace’s design is European with the only visual cues that it is located in Vietnam being the mango trees surrounding … Read more
Hoa Lo Prison (Hanoi Hilton) escape
On December 24, 1951, 16 political prisoners were able to escape from the Hoa Lo Prison and five of them succeeded in joining the resistance against French colonial rule in Indochina.
The Vietnam Military History Museum (Hanoi): 105mm artillery piece
The Vietnam Military History Museum in Hanoi has a 105mm artillery piece that was captured from French troops in the battle of Nghia Lo during the Northwest Campaign (October 1, 1952). The artillery piece was then used during the battle of Dien Bien Phu (1954).
The Vietnam Military History Museum in Hanoi
The Vietnam Military History Museum in Hanoi was set up on July 17, 1956 inside the former French expeditionary barracks. It covers 10,000 m² and its one of seven national museums in Vietnam. Outside of the museum there are a number of military items on display, such as helicopters, tanks and MiG fighters. Inside of … Read more
The Ha Thanh (Hanoi Citadel) poisoning plot
This photograph is on display at the Hoa Lo Prison (Hanoi Hilton) in the exhibits section and shows those who were executed in the Ha Thanh or Hanoi Citadel (Vietnamese:Hà Thành đầu độc) poisoning plot which occurred in 1908 when a group of Vietnamese tirailleurs attempted to poison the entire French colonial army’s garrison in … Read more
The Hoa Lo Prison (Hanoi Hilton) guillotine
Under French rule, the Hoa Lo Prison (later known as the Hanoi Hilton) had two guillotines used for executions: Guillotine: One of 2 guillotines that the French colonialist used to cut heads of revolutionary patriotic soldiers who were imprisoned in Hoa Lo prison: Nguyen Thai Hoc, Pho Duc Chinh (1930), Nguyen Duc Canh, Ho Ngoc … Read more
Hanoi Hilton (Hoa Loa Prison) dungeon
Prisoners who broke the rules of the Hoa Loa Prison (Hanoi Hilton) were sent to the cachot area or dungeon.
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.
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.