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Hỏa Lò Prison (Vietnamese: [hwa᷉ː lɔ̂]) was a prison used by the French colonists in French Indochina for political prisoners, and later by North Vietnam for U.S. prisoners of war during the Vietnam War. During this later period it was known to American POWs as the Hanoi Hilton. The prison was demolished during the 1990s, although the gatehouse remains as a museum.

Halais Lake is a lake in Hanoi, Vietnam, located next to Nguyễn Du Street, which used to be named "Rue Halais" under the French (1888-1945), hence the name "Halais". According to Vietnamese sources, it should be spelled "Halais Lake", the French name for the lake called "Hồ Thiền Quang" in Vietnamese.

The Alcatraz Gang was a group of eleven American prisoners of war (POW) held separately in Hanoi, North Vietnam during the Vietnam War because of their particular resistance to their North-Vietnamese military captors. These eleven POWs were: George Thomas Coker, USN; Jeremiah Denton, USN; Harry Jenkins, USN; Sam Johnson, USAF; George McKnight, USAF; James Mulligan, USN; Howard Rutledge, USN; Robert Shumaker, USN; James Stockdale, USN; Ronald Storz, USAF; and Nels Tanner, USN.

The National Library of Vietnam(Vietnamese: Thư viện Quốc gia Việt Nam; French: Bibliothèque Nationale du Viet Nam) is the national library in Vietnam and it is located in Hanoi. It was established by a decree of 29 November 1917 as the central library of Indochina.It took the successive names of Pierre Pasquier (28 February 1935), Bibliothèque Nationale (National Library, 20 October 1945), Bibliothèque Centrale de Hanoï (Central Library of Hanoi, February 1947) before being given its present name at 21 November 1958.

Vietnam University of Fine Arts (formerly Hanoi College of Fine Arts) is an art school in Hanoi, Vietnam. It was established under the French rule in 1925. The university has trained many of Vietnam’s leading artists and each year it participates in many cultural exchanges with sister institutions overseas.

Hai Bà Trưng District (Trưng Sisters District) is an urban district (quận) of Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam.Established as one of the first four central districts of the city, it is named after the two heroines in Vietnamese history: the Trưng Sisters. Some of Vietnam's largest universities are located here, including the Hanoi University of Technology, Hanoi National Economic University, and Hanoi University of Civil Engineering.

Quán Sứ Temple (Vietnamese: Chùa Quán Sứ, Chinese: 舘使寺) is a Buddhist temple located at 73 Quan Su Street, Hanoi, Vietnam. The temple is the headquarters of the Buddhist Sangha of Vietnam.

Labour Square or 1-5 Square (Vietnamese: Quảng trường Lao động or Quảng trường 1-5) is a town square located in Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi, Vietnam.The square is formed by the intersection between Quan Su and Tran Hung Dao streets and the front ground of the Ha Noi Friendship Cultural Palace.