Phường Quỳnh Lôi

Phường Quỳnh Lôi is a locality in Hai Bà Trưng District, Hanoi. Phường Quỳnh Lôi is situated nearby to the locality Đông Nhân, as well as near the neighborhood Mai Đọng.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Opera House and Hoa Lo Prison.

Opera House

Theater building

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The Hanoi Opera House, or the Grand Opera House is an opera house in central Hanoi, Vietnam. It was erected by the French colonial administration between 1901 and 1911.

Hoa Lo Prison

Museum

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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.

The Vietnamese Women's Museum, is a museum established and operated by the Vietnam Women’s Union, officially opened its doors to public in 1995. The four-storey building is in Hanoi, Ly Thuong Kiet Street, situated along the central Hoan Kiem Lake and old quarter.