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Politicla prisoners exhibit at Hoa Lo Prison in Hanoi Vietnam

Exhibit at Hoa Lo Prison on Vietnamese political prisoners held under French colonial rule. Hoa Lo Prison, also known sarcastically as the Hanoi Hilton during the Vietnam War, was originally a French colonial prison for political prisoners and then a North Vietnamese prison for prisoners of war. It is especially famous for being the jail used for American pilots shot down during the Vietnam War.

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Hoa Lo Prison (Hanoi Hilton) // Hanoi, Vietnam
Exhibit at Hoa Lo Prison on Vietnamese political prisoners held under French colonial rule. Hoa Lo Prison, also known sarcastically as the Hanoi Hilton during the Vietnam War, was originally a French colonial prison for political prisoners and then a North Vietnamese prison for prisoners of war. It is especially famous for being the jail used for American pilots shot down during the Vietnam War.