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HOA LO PRISON - Coggle Diagram
HOA LO PRISON
HISTORY
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From 1899 to 1945, Hoa Lo prison was used because the French wanted to capture people fighting against them
After 1954, the prison was renamed the “Hanoi prisoners detention center”
From 1964 to 1973, this was also a place to arrest American pilots and they called it “Hanoi Hiltion”.
Hoa Lo Prison has been recognized as a historical monument by the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism since 1997
TIPS FOR THE VISITING
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Rules
Travelers visiting Hoa Lo prison must notice the instructions on safety guidelines and fire prevention, the luggage must be sent in the special places. Especially, do not touch and move objects in the prison.
How to get there
This prison is at the corner of Hai Ba Trung Street, in the south of Hoan Kiem Lake, so it can take about 15 minutes (5 km) from the lake to the prison if you drive a motorbike.
this is so easy by many transportations such as taxi, public bus, motorbike or bicycle.
What to do (burn incense, photography,...)
ARCHITECT
The main gate
is built with a two-storey building, structured in rolling arches style. The prison area has 2 lines of iron gates.
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