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.

2021年10月30日 · 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.

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.

2021年2月21日 · 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.

2019年6月26日 · 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.

4 天之前 · From 1964 to 1973, Hoa Lo Prison housed captured American pilots during the Vietnam War, earning its infamous nickname "Hanoi Hilton." Notable figures held there include Douglas Peter Peterson, later the first U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam, and former U.S. Senator John McCain. In 1993, much of the prison was demolished to make way for urban ...

2021年5月29日 · 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’ …

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.

Prisoners at Hanoi Hilton, or Hoa Lo Prison, endured various forms of mistreatment, including torture, malnutrition, and inhumane living conditions during the Vietnam War.

2024年5月26日 · Known primarily by its sarcastic American nickname "Hanoi Hilton," this sprawling complex served as a crucible of oppression and resistance for nearly a century. As a historian of Southeast Asia, I have long been fascinated by Hoa Lo and what it reveals about colonialism, war, and memory in Vietnam.