https://condao.com.vn/en/news/historical-sites.html vi Sat, 12 Apr 2025 09:04:00 GMT Sat, 12 Apr 2025 09:04:00 GMT https://condao.com.vn/en/rss.html https://condao.com.vn/uploads/logo_8e4dce633d4bcff6738048fbfd85e6a1.jpg https://condao.com.vn/en/news/historical-sites.html 144 31 https://condao.com.vn/en/news/news/travel-guide-to-con-dao-in-april-must-visit-destinations-and-exciting-activities-for-an-unforgettable-trip-1113.html Sat, 12 Apr 2025 09:04:00 GMT April is an ideal time to plan a getaway to Con Dao, where you can immerse yourself in a variety of exciting outdoor activities such as swimming, snorkeling, sunset watching, and even witnessing sea turtles laying eggs.]]> https://condao.com.vn/en/news/tourism-resource/van-son-pagoda-a-spiritual-landmark-amidst-the-sea-and-sky-of-con-dao-1106.html Tue, 25 Feb 2025 07:02:00 GMT Perched on the slopes of Nui Mot Mountain, Van Son Pagoda (commonly known by locals as Chùa Núi Một) is the only Buddhist temple on Con Dao Island, Ba Ria – Vung Tau Province. More than a place of religious practice for the local community, the pagoda serves as a spiritual sanctuary for all those seeking peace amidst sacred and tranquil surroundings.]]> https://condao.com.vn/en/news/news/vivu-journeys-takes-guests-on-international-5-star-cruise-ship-to-experience-prison-relics-and-diving-enjoying-corals-in-con-dao-1045.html Mon, 26 Feb 2024 03:02:00 GMT On the afternoon of February 23rd in Con Dao island, tour operator Vivu Journeys Vietnam, a member of Thien Minh Travel Group (TMG), continued to bring more than 150 international tourists on the French ship company PONANT’s 5-star cruise ship Le Jacques Cartier to visit Con Dao.]]> https://condao.com.vn/en/news/tourism-resource/con-dao-museum-historical-silence-where-hell-on-earth-memorabilia-is-being-kept-1003.html Sun, 11 Jun 2023 09:06:00 GMT Con Dao today is so idyllic and peaceful, does anyone see the tragic loss of being a "Hell on Earth"? Coming to Con Dao Museum is quite an interesting experience, understanding more about the heroic history but full of tragedy and loss.]]> https://condao.com.vn/en/news/tourism-resource/everything-you-should-know-before-visiting-con-dao-island-998.html Sun, 4 Jun 2023 08:06:00 GMT Con Dao Archipelago, also called Con Lon or Con Son, is an archipelago belonging to Ba Ria – Vung Tau province. It is about a one-hour fly from Ho Chi Minh City. Being known as "The hell on Earth," the island witnesses Vietnam's history of the colonial times and the sacrifice of many heroes. Today Con Dao is an ideal attraction for those interested in discovering Vietnamese history and enjoying the pristine beauty and escape from the daily bustle life. Con Dao has long and white sandy beaches, a beautiful ocean world with colorful coral reefs, and primary rain forests with rich flora and fauna.]]> https://condao.com.vn/en/news/news/visiting-heroine-vo-thi-sau-in-con-dao-spiritual-tour-breaks-into-top-50-unique-tours-in-vietnam-982.html Thu, 2 Mar 2023 03:03:00 GMT The top 50 tours that bring interesting experiences to visitors in Vietnam have been named by Top Vietnam Center and Vietnam Record Organization (VietKings) for the first time in 2022.]]> https://condao.com.vn/en/news/news/spring-tour-to-the-relic-area-978.html Mon, 20 Feb 2023 04:02:00 GMT Coming to Con Dao in the journey of Spring New Year, visitors often choose to visit historical sites. This is not only about the origin but also the cultural beauty of the nation.]]> https://condao.com.vn/en/news/historical-sites/relics-and-scenic-spots-of-nui-mot-pagoda-van-son-tu-973.html Tue, 20 Dec 2022 08:12:00 GMT ]]> https://condao.com.vn/en/news/tourism-resource/con-dao-town-today-972.html Mon, 19 Dec 2022 09:12:00 GMT Today’s Con Dao is one of the most attractive tourist destinations in Vietnam, a heritage of the country.]]> https://condao.com.vn/en/news/tourism-resource/con-dao-tourism-administration-login-to-administration-please-use-a-valid-username-and-password-to-login-to-the-control-panel-language-english-francais-tieng-viet-username-password-enter-the-verification-code-from-the-google-authenticator-app-try-oth-970.html Mon, 19 Dec 2022 04:12:00 GMT ]]> https://condao.com.vn/en/news/news/revolutionary-historical-site-of-con-dao-prison-915.html Tue, 19 Jul 2022 16:07:00 GMT Con Dao is located on the East-West intersection, so merchant ships from Italy, Spain, Portugal, England, France, etc. have visited the island since the 13th century. Two East India companies of Britain and France have sent people to the island to study the terrain and draw maps many times.]]> https://condao.com.vn/en/news/local-news/special-historical-relic-hang-duong-cemetery-939.html Tue, 19 Jul 2022 15:07:00 GMT The cemetery used to be called a prison cemetery under the French and American period then is called Hang Duong cemetery after liberation. This is a special relic among the overall Con Dao prison relic. The cemetery has been built on an area of about 20 hectares. It was started to be built and embellished on December 19, 1992. It includes 4 zones: A-B-C, and D (zone B is divided into two parts which are B1 and B2), with 1.922 graves, of which 714 graves have names.]]> https://condao.com.vn/en/news/local-news/hang-keo-cemetery-938.html Tue, 19 Jul 2022 13:07:00 GMT Hang Keo is one of the two most famous cemeteries in Con Dao. It was built by the French colonialists on an area of 80.000m2 and is the resting place of more than 10.000 patriotic political prisoners who were killed by the French at Con Dao prison from the beginning of the 20th century until the White terrorism in 1940- 1941 period. It was named Hang Keo (which means rows of Acacia trees) because there used to be rows of Acacia trees around the cemetery.]]> https://condao.com.vn/en/news/local-news/ma-thien-lanh-bridge-937.html Tue, 19 Jul 2022 12:07:00 GMT Ma Thien Lanh Bridge was built on July 12, 1941. The core force in bridge construction was mainly prisoners at Camp Phu Hai.]]> https://condao.com.vn/en/news/local-news/investigating-area-936.html Tue, 19 Jul 2022 12:07:00 GMT Built in Western style, these rooms were used as houses during the French colonial period]]> https://condao.com.vn/en/news/local-news/cong-quan-house-935.html Tue, 19 Jul 2022 12:07:00 GMT The front entrance of Cong Quan House looks over the Southeast of the sea, the rear is adjacent to Ton Duc Thang Street to its Northwest, the right side borders a  coast to the Northeast, and the left side is adjacent to the Net Department to the  Southwest.]]> https://condao.com.vn/en/news/local-news/the-island-lord-palace-934.html Tue, 19 Jul 2022 12:07:00 GMT This historical relic was built in 1862 and is located in an area of about 2 hectares in the heart of town. The entrance of the palace overlooks The Pier and the Net  Department. It served as the living and working place of 53 generations of Island Lord and Prison Lord.]]> https://condao.com.vn/en/news/news/department-of-salt-933.html Tue, 19 Jul 2022 11:07:00 GMT The Department of Salt was one of 18 departments of prisons where forced labor was implemented during the French colonial period. This was the place where prisoners were imprisoned, exiled and had to do forced labor to make salt for the whole island. During peak hours, there were about 600 prisoners participating in salt making.]]> https://condao.com.vn/en/news/news/department-of-lime-kiln-932.html Mon, 25 Jul 2022 11:07:00 GMT The Lime Kiln Department was built by the French colonialists, commonly known as the Lo Voi (Limestone Kiln) Department from December 3, 1864,  which is considered typical evidence of the policy of brutally exploiting the laborers, along with a draconian regime to quell the will of the patriots against the  French at that time.]]> https://condao.com.vn/en/news/news/department-of-cowshed-solitary-cowshed-zone-931.html Sat, 16 Jul 2022 17:07:44 GMT As the name suggests, the Cowshed was the prison where people raised beef  cattle, dairy cows, goats, horses, pigs, chickens, ducks, and pigeons. It was established in the late 19th century. Sometimes, the people in this Cowshed Department also farmed and cut wood. Therefore, the Department also had a dual name: The Department of Farming – Cowshed, The Department of Wood –  Cowshed. However, it is often called Cowshed. ​​​​​​​]]> https://condao.com.vn/en/news/news/net-department-so-luoi-929.html Sat, 16 Jul 2022 16:07:50 GMT https://condao.com.vn/en/news/news/tiger-cages-927.html Sat, 16 Jul 2022 12:07:00 GMT Since 1862, the French had used Con Dao as a place to imprison indigenous people who were anti-Government. In 1910, France began to build the first solid prison on Con Son Island. In 1955, Major Aloise Blank handed over Con Dao prison to the Saigon regime, ending nearly a century of barbaric crimes of the French colonialists. Not until the period under the U.S imperialism was this place developed into "Con Son Correctional Center" with 10 prisons and 2 Tiger Cages to brutally torture and kill prisoners]]> https://condao.com.vn/en/news/news/camp-viii-phu-hung-camp-928.html Sat, 16 Jul 2022 12:07:00 GMT It is also known as Phu Hung Camp, which is not very far from Camp VI and Camp VII. Its structure is similar to Camp VI. Camp VIII was an unfinished project which was stopped at the end of 1972. That time was also the preparation phase for signing the Paris Peace Accords the U.S. troops decided to withdraw, the contractor RMK-BRJ also went back to their country, leaving Camp IX construction unfinished with two new- build blocks, 10 new-build rooms. The construction of Camp IX and Camp X was also left unfinished with foundations, columns and some unfinished walls.]]> https://condao.com.vn/en/news/news/camp-vii-phu-binh-camp-926.html Sat, 16 Jul 2022 11:07:00 GMT Camp VII (also known as Camp Phu Binh) stands geographically isolated. It was used to detain the most stubborn political prisoners on Con Dao Islands.]]> https://condao.com.vn/en/news/local-news/camp-i-phu-tho-camp-914.html Sat, 16 Jul 2022 10:07:00 GMT Camp I is also known as: Bagne III (1928-1939), Camp 4 (1945-1953), Bac Ai branch (1960), Camp I (1960), Phu Tho camp (1973), Camp I (from 1975 until now)]]> https://condao.com.vn/en/news/news/camp-iii-phu-son-camp-917.html Fri, 15 Jul 2022 17:07:00 GMT Bagne II was built by the French colonialists in 1908 and completed in 1916. In the period of the former South government, its name was changed to Jail 2. Then it was called Camp III. After the Paris Peace Accords in 1973, it was called Phu Son Camp.]]> https://condao.com.vn/en/news/news/camp-iv-phu-tuong-camp-918.html Fri, 15 Jul 2022 17:07:00 GMT During the French period, this was the sub-Bagne of Bagne III; In the American era, it was called Jail Camp IV, Phu Tuong Camp. The camp was built in the 1940s, then named the sub-Bagne of Bagne III (Annexe du Bagne III) which was basically completed in 1944. The sub-Bagne of Bagne III had 2 rows, 8 gates, and was built in succession into the isolated area, at the southern corner of Bagne III]]> https://condao.com.vn/en/news/news/camp-v-phu-phong-camp-920.html Fri, 15 Jul 2022 17:07:00 GMT Built in 1962, this camp is also known as Phu Phong Camp that was built in the same style as the prison camps of the French period on an area of 6,752m2, adjacent to the wall of the Tiger Cage (to the west) and to the wall of Prison Camp III (now known as Camp I). Camp V has 12 rooms divided into 3 rows, each row has 4 rooms and 1 kitchen…with a total area of 3,594m2. It was completed in 1964. At first, it was the place where confined military prisoners (later called prisoners of war) were kept.]]> https://condao.com.vn/en/news/news/camp-vi-phu-an-camp-921.html Fri, 15 Jul 2022 17:07:00 GMT Camp VI is 29,394m2 wide and divided into two areas: Zone A and Zone B, each of which has two rows and 10 rooms with each being more than 100 m2 wide.]]> https://condao.com.vn/en/news/news/department-of-justice-so-co-924.html Sat, 4 Jun 2022 17:06:00 GMT Along with the construction of prisons and guard stations, the French colonialists also built offices and other facilities such as the Department of Steel Wire,  Department of Treasury, Department of Justice, etc. These are the administrative apparatus supporting the prison system. So Co went into operation in the early years of the twentieth century. In the U.S. period, this house was the headquarters of the Army Republic Vietnam Military Police. So Co campus has a total area of  1,516.2m2, including a main house, a dependent house, 2 cells and a garden. ]]>