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Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum Review

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The Phnom Penh Prison Museum is located in the south of Phnom Penh, at the junction of 113 Street and 350 Street. Before 1975, it was a middle school. After Khmer Rouge occupied Phnom Penh, it was transformed into S-21 (Security Office 21) prison and interrogation office. At that time, the prisoners were brought here for interrogation or extorting confessions by torture until they were taken to Choeung EK killing ground for execution. More than 17,000 people were imprisoned here, and fewer than 12 survived. Now it is open to the public as a museum, which displays various torture tools, photographs and literature and historical materials. It is also a kind of evidence to reveal the crazy politics of Khmer Rouge. It seems that we need to buy tickets here. It costs two dollars, but when I went in, no one asked us to buy tickets. Maybe it was because there was a group of Western tourists coming in at that time. From the entrance, the first thing you can see is these pictures. The tombs should be arranged on the ground. The red monument is only an archival monument of the Prison Museum set up by the Cambodian Ministry of Culture and Art. It has Cambodia and English on it.

Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum

Posted: Oct 14, 2016
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  • Dr BP
    5/5Outstanding

    Tuol Sleng is an absolute "must visit" if you are ever in Phnom Penh. $5 entrance fee. It's a testament to what happens when we allow politics and anger to overtake our humanity. Get there right at 8am when it opens to have the place to yourself - it's a very spooky feeling. Once the tour groups and school students start rolling in after 8:30, with the noise, running around etc. it loses some of its effect.

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    Posted: Jan 18, 2024
  • Nadine N
    5/5Outstanding

    The experience itself is rather bleak and depressing. Obviously, the place holds a dark history and one can feel the pain and suffering that took place there. Lots of people but they remain polite and it’s not as noisy as one would expect. Didn’t get a private tour guide, just as good to get the audio and walk about yourself but can be hard to keep track of which audio to play when. Regardless, still worth visiting to appreciate the history and what the Khmer people have been through.

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    Posted: Oct 6, 2023
  • BBD
    5/5Outstanding

    To understand and.appreciate what our Cambodian bothers and sisters experienced during teh Khmer Rouge, this museum is the closest to the.city. you get the chance to meet survivors and chat with them about their book. The.place is accessible for those with mobility challenge.

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    Posted: May 2, 2023
  • iamcarmelatorres
    5/5Outstanding

    A sobering experienceA very sobering experience. Even after researching beforehand and the actual visit, it is still unbelievable to try and wrap your head around what happened here. This history is very raw, touching, emotional and is still fresh. Block in around 2-3 hours for your visit. Take the audio headset or even get a guide. Take your time, reflect, take moments to process things or to give yourself a breather... and be the carrier of the stories that you hear and see. (I felt that it was inappropriate to take any photos).

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    Posted: Nov 26, 2023
  • hutudan_2008
    5/5Outstanding
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    Pay attention to history, pay attention to development. From the past, look at the present ~

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    Posted: Aug 24, 2023
  • MaryJ
    4/5Excellent

    The Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum or simply Tuol Sleng is a museum chronicling the Cambodian genocide. Located in Phnom Penh, the site is a former secondary school which was used as Security Prison 21 by the Khmer Rouge regime from 1975 until its fall in 1979. From 1976 to 1979, an estimated 20,000 people were imprisoned at Tuol Sleng and it was one of between 150 and 196 torture and execution centers established by the Khmer Rouge and the secret police known as the Santebal.

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    Posted: Nov 5, 2023
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