Hoa Lo Prison is located at No. 1 Hoa Lo Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi, making it easily accessible from several major landmarks: - Temple of Literature: 1.3 km via Van Mieu, Nguyen Thai Hoc ...

Hoa Lo Prison: Displays inside Hanoi's Hoa Lo Prison, where Vietnamese were once held by the French, show the brutal conditions endured by prisoners. "We were dominated by the Chinese for 1,000 ...

With a metallic clank, the bolts on the black wooden doors of Hoa Lo prison pull back at 1:30 p.m., ushering visitors inside the place known to a generation of Vietnam veterans as the “Hanoi ...

Hoa Lo Prison relic site, known in French as Maison Centrale (meaning central prison), is an attraction in Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem district. A detention centre controlled by the French during the colonial ...

Another night tour of Hanoi’s historic Hoa Lo Prison has made debut, taking visitors on a rollercoaster ride of emotions. The first Hoa Lo night tour kicked off in July, called 'Sacred Night - ...

The Hoa Lo Prison Museum, as an installation, is working on a level similar to Laurie Anderson’s recent show Habeas Corpus at the Park Avenue Armory (minus the telepresence) and S.A.C.R.E.D., Ai ...

On November 26, 1969, Mrs. Trinh Thi Ngo, known to Americans as “Hanoi Hannah”, read over Radio Hanoi an introduction to a tape provided from Hoa Lo prison, just a city block away: “Now ...

Hoa Lo Prison: Displays inside Hanoi's Hoa Lo Prison, where Vietnamese were once held by the French, show the brutal conditions endured by prisoners.

Despite harsh conditions, the prison became a place of defiance and intellectual resilience. Many detainees used their confinement to spread revolutionary ideals, educate each other, and plan escapes.