A photograph exhibition featuring generations of Hoa Lo revolutionaryprisoners was launched in Hanoi on September 30 to mark the 60 thanniversary of the capital’s Liberation Day (October 10).

More than 150 photographs, documents and exhibits are on display,depicting the role of revolutionary soldiers and Hanoians in theliberation of the capital.

The exhibitionattracted the attention of numerous former Hoa Lo prisoners and localhistory students, as well as the general public.

The display comprises three parts, with the first part introducing HoaLo prison in Hanoi, one of the largest and top security prisons inIndochina.

The second part focuses on thecaptive revolutionary soldiers’ efforts to rebel against oppression andorganise uprisings, despite the physical and mental hardships they facedduring their imprisonment at Hoa Lo prison.

The third highlights the contributions of freed Hoa Lo prisoners to the development of Hanoi and Vietnam.

Addressing the event, Vice Director of Hanoi’s Department of Culture,Sport and Tourism, Truong Minh Tien, said Hanoi had undergone numerouschanges in the last 60 years, but memories of the struggle forliberation remained fresh in the minds of the ex-prisoners and Hanoiresidents.

Hoa Lo prison was constructed by theFrench colonialists in Hanoi in 1896 to incarcerate opponents to Frenchrule in Indochina. Many inmates lost their lives to illness andmaltreatment.

The relic site welcomes more than 100,000 visitors each year, with 70 percent coming from outside of Vietnam.-VNA