Phnom Penh | Remembrare Voices of Genocide | Show on map
Visit Duration: 2-3 Hours
Timings: Everyday7:00am - 05:00pm
Entry type: Paid
Entry Fee: 417
Entry Details: Price Rs. 417
The museum is made up of four interrogation, torture, and execution buildings. In the jail, between 14,000 and 17,000 prisoners were locked up, generally in crude brick cells constructed in old classrooms. The museum, preserves the site's original structure, maintaining the interrogation rooms, torture devices, and prison cells virtually untouched since their abandonment. The haunting silent within these walls echoing tragic stories of the past, giving guests a poignant and sad experience.
For the purpose of preventing escapes and suicides, the buildings were surrounded by electrified fencing, classrooms were converted into a smaller size jail and torture cells, and all windows were covered with iron bars and fencing. The "A" building contains the areas that were use as torture rooms. The "B", "C", and "D" buildings include the spaces that have been used as cells. Hundreds of images of victims are presently on display in the "B" building, and there is a space in the "D" building with the statements of survivors and attackers. The tombs of the remaining 14 victims discovered on the property, as well as a monument honouring Khmer Rouge victims, are secured in the garden
Horrible reminders of the crimes carried out by the Khmer Rouge can be seen on present at the museum . when Visitors see prison cells, torture devices, and haunting photographs of the victims are taken on a significant, give goosebumps and emotional journey into Cambodia's horrible past. The museum gives visitors a deeper understanding of this tragic time in Cambodian history by providing wide information boards that detail the events of the Tuol Sleng era.
During the Khmer Rouge's rule from 1975 to 1979, a former high school was converted into a jail. This is where the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum now stands. Millions of Cambodians were murdered, suffered from torture, and ordered to leave their homes as the system, led by Pol Pot, tried to create a rural ideal. In order to ensure that the dark tales of suffering and perseverance are never forgotten, the museum carefully preserves the horrific items from that horrible period
The museum is made up of four interrogation, torture, and execution buildings. In the jail, between 14,000 and 17,000 prisoners were locked up, generally in crude brick cells constructed in old classrooms. The museum, preserves the site's original structure, maintaining the interrogation rooms, torture devices, and prison cells virtually untouched since their abandonment. The haunting silent within these walls echoing tragic stories of the past, giving guests a poignant and sad experience.
For the purpose of preventing escapes and suicides, the buildings were surrounded by electrified fencing, classrooms were converted into a smaller size jail and torture cells, and all windows were covered with iron bars and fencing. The "A" building contains the areas that were use as torture rooms. The "B", "C", and "D" buildings include the spaces that have been used as cells. Hundreds of images of victims are presently on display in the "B" building, and there is a space in the "D" building with the statements of survivors and attackers. The tombs of the remaining 14 victims discovered on the property, as well as a monument honouring Khmer Rouge victims, are secured in the garden
Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum is situated in the capital city of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It preserves a painful moment in history in order to motivate visitors to be peace messengers. The museum is located in the former Tuol Svay Prey School, which was used as Security Prison 21 (S-21) by the Khmer Rouge from 1975 to 1979 . The city, with its rich cultural heritage Visitors to the museum can explore nearby historical sites such as the Royal Palace, Wat Phnom, and the Killing Fields, offering a comprehensive understanding of Cambodia's complex history.
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yes, AUDIO GUIDE is available here .
AUDIO GUIDE charges :
Cambodian: $1.00
Non-Cambodian: $3.00
Available in: Khmer, English, French, German, Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, Japanese, Spain, Dutch, and Italian.
Yes dress code will be compulsory for the all visitors . Sleeveless shirt, crop tops and skin tight clothing are prohibited
To spending more time a movie room and the library is also available here.
It is a not advisable for kids to visit the museum.
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