Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum at Cambodia

Introduction

The entrance of Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum

In 1975, Tuol Svay Pray was a high school under Khmer Rouge but has been turned into Tuol Sleng Genocide prison or known as Security Prison 21 (S-21). The building was used as a torture facility and for detention people. Now, it was become as a museum.

About

At the building have almost 6,000 portraits to show the visitors all a story about the prisoners.  All the images are very horror. Each prisoner who passed through S-21 was photographed before and after being tortured.14,000 people known to have entered the prison but only seven was survived. Khmer Rouge torture manuals discouraged torture that ended with death. The building has four main buildings known as Building A, B, C, and D. Building A holds the large cells in which the bodies of the last victims were discovered. Building B provide galleries of photographs. Building C holds the rooms sub-divided into small cells for prisoners. Building D holds other memorabilia including instruments of torture. Today, this museum is really essential for educational site because many school students make a tour to the museum.

The building

Gallery

Photos of the prisoners

Cabinet with human skulls

Shackles used on prisoners

A cells

Admission

$3.00/person.

Open every day, including holidays 8:00am-5:00pm.

How to get there

Address :

Corner of Street 113 and Street 350

4.3 km from Wat Phnom