Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum
The Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum is a museum for the Cambodian genocide. Located in Phnom Penh, the site is a former secondary school used as an internment facility known as Security Prison 21 by the Khmer Rouge regime from 1975 until its fall in 1979.- Opening hours: 8:00 AM—5:00 PM
- Email: info@tuolslenggenocidemuseum.com
- Type: Museum
- Also known as: “Security Prison 21 (S-21)”
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Olympic Stadium and Independence Monument.
Olympic Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Khmer Scholar, CC BY 2.0.
The National Olympic Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It has a capacity of 30,000. Despite its name, the stadium has never hosted an Olympic Games. Olympic Stadium is situated 1¼ km northwest of Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum.
Independence Monument
The Independence Monument in Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, was built in 1958 to memorialise Cambodia's independence from France in 1953. It stands on a roundabout in the intersection of Norodom Boulevard and Sihanouk Boulevard in the centre of the city. Independence Monument is situated 1½ km northeast of Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Koh Pich.
Koh Pich
Suburb
Photo: Io Herodotus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Koh Pich is a 100-hectare island and a mixed-use estate and central business district in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It lies in the Tonlé Bassac River near Chaktomuk, where the Mekong and Tonlé Sap rivers meet and the Bassac River branches off; it forms part of Chamkar Mon District and faces Koh Norea across the river. Koh Pich is situated 2½ km east of Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum.
Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Boeng Keng Kang Bei, Khan Boeng Keng Kang, Phnom Penh, Mekong Lowlands and Central Plains, Cambodia, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
11.54944° or 11° 32′ 58″ northLongitude
104.91761° or 104° 55′ 3″ eastOpen location code
7P36GWX9+Q2OpenStreetMap ID
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In Other Languages
From French to Vietnamese—“Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum” goes by many names.
- French: “Musée du Génocide”
- German: “Tuol Sleng Genozid Museum”
- Russian: “Музей геноцида «Туоль Сленг»”
- Vietnamese: “Bảo tàng Toul Sleng”
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