Monday, November 1, 2010

Toul Sleng Genocide Museum-Phnom Penh, Cambodia


Toul Sleng Genocide Museum-Phnom Penh, Cambodia

The Toul Sleng Genocide Museum it was used by Khmer Rouge as the detention and torture center in the late 1970. Prior to 1975, Toul Sleng was a high school, but when the Khmer Rouge came to power in 1975, its named S-21 prison and interrogation facitlity.

Today the school is houses exhibits, there are paintings and thousands photographs of victims. S-21 processed over 17000 people , few of them were survived. Painting of torture at the prison by Van Nath-one of a survivor of Toul Sleng.

Location: Corner of street 113 and Street 350.

Entrance Fee: 2$.

Open Everyday: 8AM to 5Pm including holidays (closed for lunch).

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