Hoa Lo Prison
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.- Opening hours: 8:00 AM—5:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: prison in Hanoi used for political prisoners in colonial times and for prisoners of war during the Vietnam war
- Also known as: “Hanoi Hilton”, “Hỏa Lò Prison”, and “Maison Centrale”
- Address: 1 Phố Hỏa Lò, Hà Nội
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Quan Su Pagoda and Saint Joseph Cathedral.
Quan Su Pagoda
Buddhist temple
Quán Sứ Pagoda is a Buddhist temple located at 73 Quan Su Street, Hanoi, Vietnam. The temple is the headquarters of the Buddhist Sangha of Vietnam. Quan Su Pagoda is situated 150 metres southwest of Hoa Lo Prison.
Saint Joseph Cathedral
Church
St. Joseph's Cathedral is a Catholic church on Nhà Chung Street, in the Hoàn Kiếm District of Hanoi, Vietnam. It is a late 19th-century Gothic Revival church that serves as the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hanoi. Saint Joseph Cathedral is situated 440 metres northeast of Hoa Lo Prison.
Vietnamese Women’s Museum
Museum
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. Vietnamese Women’s Museum is situated 580 metres east of Hoa Lo Prison.
Hoa Lo Prison
- Categories: prison, prisoner-of-war camp, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Hoan Kiem, Hanoi, Northern Vietnam, Vietnam, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
21.02538° or 21° 1′ 31″ north
Longitude
105.84643° or 105° 50′ 47″ east
Levels
2
Open location code
7PH72RGW+5H
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Hoa Lo Prison” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “سجن اهوا لو”
- Belarusian: “Ханой Хілтан”
- Chinese: “河內希爾頓”
- Chinese: “河内希尔顿”
- Chinese: “火炉监狱”
- Chinese: “火爐監獄”
- Dutch: “Hanoi Hilton”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سجن اهوا لو”
- French: “Hanoi Hilton”
- French: “prison de Hỏa Lò”
- French: “Prison Hoa Lo (Maison centrale)”
- French: “Prison Hỏa Lò”
- German: “Hanoi Hilton”
- German: “Hoa Lo Gefängnis”
- German: “Hỏa-Lò-Gefängnis”
- Hebrew: “הילטון האנוי”
- Hebrew: “הילטון נאנוי”
- Hebrew: “הנוי הילטון”
- Indonesian: “Penjara Hỏa Lò”
- Italian: “Hanoi Hilton”
- Italian: “Museo della Prigione di Hoa Lo”
- Italian: “Prigione di Hỏa Lò”
- Japanese: “ハノイ・ヒルトン”
- Japanese: “ホアロー収容所”
- Japanese: “ホアロー捕虜収容所”
- Korean: “하노이 힐턴”
- Korean: “하노이 힐튼”
- Korean: “호아로 수용소”
- Korean: “호알로 교도소”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Hanoi Hilton”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Hoa Lo-fengselet”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Hỏa Lò-fengselet”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Hỏa-Lò-fengselet”
- Norwegian: “Hanoi Hilton”
- Polish: “Więzienie Hỏa Lò w Hanoi”
- Polish: “Więzienie Hỏa Lò”
- Russian: “Тюрьма Hoa Lo”
- Russian: “Ханой Хилтон”
- Russian: “Хоа Ло”
- Russian: “Хоало”
- Slovenian: “Zapor Hỏa Lò”
- Spanish: “Hanoi Hilton”
- Spanish: “Museo de la Prisión de Hoa Lo”
- Spanish: “Prisión Hỏa Lò”
- Spanish: “Prisión Hỏa-Lò”
- Swedish: “Hanoi Hilton”
- Swedish: “Hoa Lo-fängelset”
- Turkish: “Hỏa Lò Hapishanesi”
- Ukrainian: “Ханой Хілтон”
- Vietnamese: “Nhà tù Hoả Lò”
- Vietnamese: “Nhà tù Hỏa Lò”
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