Hoa Lo Prison

Hỏa Lò Prison was a prison in 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.
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  • 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 National Library of Vietnam and Quan Su Pagoda.

Library
Photo: Ninhnc, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is the national library in and it is located in . It was established by a decree of 29 November 1917 as the central library of Indochina. is situated 300 metres east of Hoa Lo Prison.

Buddhist temple
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Quán Sứ Pagoda is a Buddhist temple located at 73 Quan Su Street, , . The temple is the headquarters of the Buddhist Sangha of Vietnam. is situated 150 metres southwest of Hoa Lo Prison.

Church
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St. Joseph's Cathedral is a Catholic church on Nhà Chung Street, in the Hoàn Kiếm District of , . It is a late 19th-century Gothic Revival church that serves as the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hanoi. is situated 440 metres northeast of Hoa Lo Prison.

Hoa Lo Prison

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
way 340128580
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q1359941
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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: “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”
  • Vietnamese: “Nhà tù Hỏa Lò”

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