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Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum (Security Prison 21/S21)

Street 113 And Street 350, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Featured Review : The Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum is a sobering reminder from the not-so-distant past of what can go incredibly wrong. Tuol Sleng used to be a high school but was transformed into a place of torture and death during the ter...See Full Review

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Tuol Sleng Museum

  • 5 out of 5 stars by nofootprint from Halifax, Nova Scotia
  • April 5, 2011
Tuol Sleng Museum
Quote: Once a high school ,in the center of the city ,this became the main torture and interrogation centre for the Khmer Rouge and was known as S-21 Prison .As many as 5,750 prisoners were held here. They included anyone and everyone who were against... Read the full Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum (Security Prison 21/S21) review

Tuol Sleng

  • 5 out of 5 stars by Sandvand from Ås, Norway
  • August 30, 2007
Quote: A visit to Tuol Sleng Museum is a shocking experience, displaying the most evil forces humans are capable of portraying. Yet I would recommend anyone to visit this museum. It gives you a deep insight into the troubled recent history of Cambodia.

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The Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum

  • 5 out of 5 stars by dackelynn from Misaka, Japan
  • March 16, 2007
The Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum
Quote: The Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum is a sobering reminder from the not-so-distant past of what can go incredibly wrong. Tuol Sleng used to be a high school but was transformed into a place of torture and death during the terrifying reign of the Khmer... Read the full Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum (Security Prison 21/S21) review

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Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum

  • 3 out of 5 stars by Kez from Broadbeach Waters, Australia
  • December 28, 2006
Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum
Quote: With an estimated 1.7 million victims, I really think that you should visit the notorious Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum which was known as the S-21 prison. Yes, it is very upsetting and may even bring to tears but it will make you admire how the people... Read the full Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum (Security Prison 21/S21) review

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Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum

  • 4 out of 5 stars by Kazazi from Anytown-Anywhere, Quebec
  • January 6, 2006
Quote: This one is a doozy. It is much like visiting a very small, quiet actual concentration camp from the Holocaust. What happened in Cambodia was very very similar to what happened in the Holocaust, and the real difference is that for the Khamai people... Read the full Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum (Security Prison 21/S21) review

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Toul Sleng & Cheoung Ek Killing Fields

  • 4 out of 5 stars by holeeling from Singapore, Singapore
  • October 18, 2004
Toul Sleng & Cheoung Ek Killing Fields
Quote: Toul Sleng Genocidal Museum is the infamous S-21 torture and detention centre used by the Khmer Rouge regime in the late 1970s. Having a Khmer Rouge survivor as a guide made the experience real and helped us understand the period even more... Read the full Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum (Security Prison 21/S21) review

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Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum (S21)

  • 5 out of 5 stars by Heydecke from Stutton, United Kingdom
  • August 18, 2003
Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum (S21)
Quote: Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum provides a chilling insight into the ruthless leadership of the Khmer Rouge. The former prison is housed in the building of a high school was used by the Khmer Rouge to interrogate and torture oponents of the regime. The... Read the full Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum (Security Prison 21/S21) review

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Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum

  • 4 out of 5 stars by Milkbone from Hoboken, New Jersey
  • January 21, 2002
Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum
Quote: Another reminder of the atrocities the Cambodian people faced under the Khmer Rouge reign is a trip to the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum - an old high school that was turned into a torture & murder center. Of the over 10,000 people brought here, only... Read the full Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum (Security Prison 21/S21) review

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