Pleiku prison is the historical relic witnesses many horrible drawbacks from the Vietnamese war against the French colonalists.
Located right in the center of Pleiku city, Pleiku Prison is one of the tourist attractions Gia Lai province for many tourists because of its special architectures that maintain the historical value of the Central Highlands built by the French in 1925 for the purpose of detaining prisoners, mostly ethnic minorities.
From there, tourists will able to learn more about the cruel, and horrible forms of torture at this prison. Witnessing many horror stories about the prisoners in here through ranges of historical relics associated with many historical events, tourists can indeed understand about the drawbacks of the war in Vietnamese history.
There is a remarkable event that tourists should pay attention is the day on 17 March 1975 when the political prisoners of Pleiku prison broke out and set up a small organization that was supposed to pick up the troops at once. At Tra Ba junction, along with the people in the liberated area of Pleiku town, this place is the ideal spot to shine patriotism, and unity of Vietnamese troops and people in the war. Therefore, the Pleiku prison is considered as the heart, the pride, and love of the people about Pleiku, the simple and heroic land.
Let’s come to the Pleiku prison and discover the true facts of the Vietnamese war from the very first time of the French colonalists!
