Côn Đảo Prison (Vietnamese: Nhà tù Côn Đảo) is a prison on Côn Sơn Island the largest island of the Côn Đảo archipelago in southern Vietnam (today it is in Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu province. The prison was built in 1861 by the French colonists to jail those considered especially dangerous to the colonial government. Many of the high-ranking leaders of Vietnam were detained here. It is ranked a special historical relic of national importance by the government of Vietnam. The most famous site in this prison are the "tiger cages" (chuồng cọp). The French tiger cages cover an area of 5.475 m2, within which each cell occupies 1.408 m2, solariums occupy 1.873 m2, and other spaces occupy 2.194 m2. The prison includes 120 cells. The prison was closed after the end of the Vietnam War and opened for visitors soon after.
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Con Dao prison perhaps is the biggest in Vietnam, with cells built during the time of both the French and the U.S. regime. Once there, you can feel the difference, while either way, it was made for people to suffer. It is better to be there on a sunny day, so you can actually feel better and less afraid, while rainy days are recommended for those seeking adventurous experience.
The unfinished stone bridge in the deep jungle named "Ma Thiên Lãnh Bridge" is called by the locals "Ghost Bridge", which is a bridge built by over 300 prisoners who suffered immensely and died under French control. One villager saw a long haired male ghost in a white shirt and black pants watch him while he was drinking with a friend, and then disappear. Another female villager said she saw a woman wearing a white dress standing on a bridge alone at the dawn, who she instantly recognized as a hungry ghost. Another woman says she came across the ghosts of two boys without a shirt, who forced her to give them dessert.