Night tours of Hanoi’s historic Hoa Lo Prison

Another night tour of Hanoi’s historic Hoa Lo Prison has made debut, taking visitors on a rollercoaster ride of emotions.
Night tours of Hanoi’s historic Hoa Lo Prison ảnh 1The tours tell the story of the prison, once called 'hell on earth' (Photo: VNA)
Night tours of Hanoi’s historic Hoa Lo Prison ảnh 2The first Hoa Lo night tour kicked off in July, called 'Sacred Night - Glorious Vietnamese Spirit' (Photo: VNA)
Night tours of Hanoi’s historic Hoa Lo Prison ảnh 3The journey backwards in time takes visitors through the main gate to dark cells, a tropical almond tree, a guillotine, a monument, and blocks for male prisoners, female prisoners, and political prisoners (Photo: VNA)
Night tours of Hanoi’s historic Hoa Lo Prison ảnh 4The journey backwards in time takes visitors through the main gate to dark cells, a tropical almond tree, a guillotine, a monument, and blocks for male prisoners, female prisoners, and political prisoners (Photo: VNA)
Night tours of Hanoi’s historic Hoa Lo Prison ảnh 5The journey backwards in time takes visitors through the main gate to dark cells, a tropical almond tree, a guillotine, a monument, and blocks for male prisoners, female prisoners, and political prisoners (Photo: VNA)
Night tours of Hanoi’s historic Hoa Lo Prison ảnh 6The journey backwards in time takes visitors through the main gate to dark cells, a tropical almond tree, a guillotine, a monument, and blocks for male prisoners, female prisoners, and political prisoners (Photo: VNA)
Night tours of Hanoi’s historic Hoa Lo Prison ảnh 7Hoa Lo Prison was named after the coal-fired stoves once sold on the surrounding streets and was built by the French and opened in 1896 to jail anti-French revolutionaries (Photo: VNA)
Night tours of Hanoi’s historic Hoa Lo Prison ảnh 8The first Hoa Lo night tour kicked off in July, called 'Sacred Night - Glorious Vietnamese Spirit' (Photo: VNA)
Night tours of Hanoi’s historic Hoa Lo Prison ảnh 9The tours tell the story of the prison, once called 'hell on earth' (Photo: VNA)
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