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Hỏa Lò Prison (Vietnamese: [hwâː lɔ̀], Nhà tù Hỏa Lò; French: Prison Hỏa Lò) 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.
Oct 30, 2021 · From 1964 to 1973, the North Vietnamese kept American soldiers in horrific squalor at the Hỏa Lò prison, better known as the Hanoi Hilton. The torturous prison housed hundreds of American prisoners of war for years on end — including John McCain.
Feb 21, 2021 · The American POW experience in Hoa Lo Prison inspired the movie The Hanoi Hilton which used interviews with ex-POWs as sources for the gory torture sequences shot in the film.
Hoa Lo Prison Museum aka Hanoi Hilton is a historical site in the French Quarter of Hanoi. It is one of the largest and the most brutal prison complexes in Indochina.
The story of the Vietnam War POWs housed in the Hoa Lo Prison in Hanoi - known by many as the Hanoi Hilton. Their sacrifice is the reason behind our mission to reconstruct the original cells and create an immersive exhibit on their experiences within the American Heritage Museum.
During the Vietnam War, American prisoners facetiously called it the Hanoi Hilton. For the first time in 50 years, Certain was about to step inside the notorious compound where he’d been held...
The most notorious POW camp was Hoa Lo Prison, known to Americans as the "Hanoi Hilton." The name Hoa Lo refers to a potter's kiln, but loosely translated it means "hell's hole" or "fiery furnace." Hoa Lo's 20-foot walls, topped with barbed wire and broken glass, made escape nearly impossible.
Jun 26, 2019 · Hoa Lo Prison, more popularly known as the "Hanoi Hilton", is a museum near the French Quarter of Hanoi, Vietnam. It was first built in the late 1890s by Vietnam's French colonizers as a central prison (Maison Centrale) for Vietnamese criminals.
Hoa Lo Prison, former prison in Hanoi, Vietnam, that was originally constructed by Vietnam’s French colonial rulers and largely used to house political prisoners. It was later used for American prisoners of war (mainly airmen) during the Vietnam War.
May 29, 2021 · Although only the small southern section of the prison remains, Hỏa Lò Prison – translated as ‘fiery furnace’ or ‘Hell’s hole’ – in Hanoi, Vietnam was a vastly overcrowded, brutally horrific colonial-era prison, nicknamed the ‘Hanoi Hilton’ by downed US pilots during the Vietnam War.
