Hoa Lo Prison in Hanoi – the traumatic traces of history

Hoa Lo Prison in Hanoi – the traumatic traces of history

Hoa Lo prison complex was built by the French in 1896. Originally intended to house around 450 inmates, records indicate that by the 1930s there were close to 2000 prisoners. Hoa Lo prison was never a very successful prison, and...
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Hỏa Lò Prison – the political prison in Hoan Kiem Hanoi

Hỏa Lò Prison – the political prison in Hoan Kiem Hanoi

Hoa Lo Prison was a prison used by the French colonists in Vietnam for political prisoners, and later by North Vietnam for U.S. Prisoners of War during the Vietnam War. Infomation about Hoa Lo prison:  Originally sprawling over 13 hectares,...
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