File:Hoa Lo Prison (Maison Centrale), Hanoi (6923115824).jpg
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The Hỏa Lò Prison was a prison used by the French colonists in Vietnam for political prisoners, and later by North Vietnam for prisoners of war during the Vietnam War when it was sarcastically known to American prisoners of war as the "Hanoi Hilton". The prison was demolished during the 1990s, though the gatehouse remains as a museum. The French called the prison Maison Centrale—literally, Central House, a traditional euphemism to denote prisons in France. It was located near Hanoi's French Quarter. It was intended to hold Vietnamese prisoners, particularly political prisoners agitating for independence who were often subject to torture and execution. Source: en.wikipedia.org |
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Source | Hoa Lo Prison (Maison Centrale), Hanoi |
Author | David McKelvey from Brisbane, Australia |
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