Wat Thmey (Killing Fields)
Wat Thmey (Killing Fields)
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- Wongie3Leigh-on Sea, United Kingdom106 contributionsSobering visitA must visit to learn this about this horrendous time in Cambodia history. However I think I missed parts of the exhibit due to poor signage as it’s poorly laid out and many of the information boards repeated. I learnt far more from my guide who showed us the temples as his family lived through these times.Visited February 2024Traveled as a coupleWritten February 5, 2024
- Lori MCalifornia2,018 contributionsnot a great place but you should definitely still go!honestly the place itself is not great... there is bad signage and it's pretty run down with no people there to help you understand what is going on. HOWEVER... I still feel it is important to visit and learn what you can. they don't charge a lot and it is SOOO worth it to go. they told the story of a survivor via paintings, had a mass gravesite, and many skulls and bones to commemorate those lost.Visited February 2024Traveled with friendsWritten February 8, 2024
- Lester MDingley Village, Australia582 contributionsWorth a visit, only $3It was a bit earie listening to our guide explain the story behind the paintings and pictures. The room with the skulls and bones really puts the enormity of what happened in Cambodia into context. Definitely worth a visitVisited April 2024Traveled with familyWritten April 24, 2024
- Hayley RBranxton, Australia20 contributionsBeautiful place to reflectBeautiful tributes to the people lost during the Khmer Rouge reign. Artwork goes into detail for the treatment received and torture devices. Monks live there but at times didn’t appreciate us looking around. Recommend visiting if you have some free time.Visited May 2024Traveled with friendsWritten June 9, 2024
- stephen cDornoch, United Kingdom15 contributionsSiem Reap Wat Thmey (Killing Fields)Well worth the $3 USD to enter. Based inside a Pagoda/Monastery with Monks going about their daily duties. Its basically a self guided tour with a small leaflet. Great compact museum with plenty of pictures and text accounting for the war period atrocities and of survival as well. Important to reflect on and learn from history. Well recommended.Visited August 2024Traveled as a coupleWritten August 16, 2024
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Sophie & Ollie
London, UK108 contributions
Oct 2022 • Couples
We visited the site out of respect however we were alarmed at how unkept the museum was. It distracts from the importance of the meaning. We had to double check that we were in the right place when we arrived. Whilst I understand that the message is to remind people of the atrocities caused by war (and not for extravagance or galore) we couldn’t help but be distracted by the graffitied broken signs, faded ripped pictures, litter and lack of signage/guidance for the museum.
We were happy to pay the 3 dollars pp to contribute to the cause however we’d kindly recommend that greater care be given to the site, mainly to provide respect for the victims. It’s upsetting to see a burial site (including exposed remains) next to a pile of litter and broken signs.
We were happy to pay the 3 dollars pp to contribute to the cause however we’d kindly recommend that greater care be given to the site, mainly to provide respect for the victims. It’s upsetting to see a burial site (including exposed remains) next to a pile of litter and broken signs.
Written October 7, 2022
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Justin H
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Oct 2023 • Couples
We did a lot of research about the killing Fields and hoped for rich personal accounts at this museum. The museum is very short, poorly translated and the exhibits are very disjointed. There was no guide available when we went, so maybe that makes the difference. We were very disappointed, because this is a significant historical landmark.
Written October 12, 2023
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Lori M
California2,018 contributions
Feb 2024 • Friends
honestly the place itself is not great... there is bad signage and it's pretty run down with no people there to help you understand what is going on. HOWEVER... I still feel it is important to visit and learn what you can. they don't charge a lot and it is SOOO worth it to go. they told the story of a survivor via paintings, had a mass gravesite, and many skulls and bones to commemorate those lost.
Written February 8, 2024
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Richard S
Perth, UK84 contributions
Mar 2023 • Couples
I gave it 4 stars as an experience, in a historical context.
There were several rooms to view and big boards of photos and paintings. In the middle of the courtyard was a raised dias with a pile of skulls and bones in a glass enclosed case. I didn't take any photos as it didnt feel right. Very moving reading of accounts of how people suffered under the deluded evil regime of Pol Pots back to year Zero.
I was 26 at the time it started and the international community did nothing to relieve the suffering of the Cambodian people till Vietnam invaded and removed Pol Pot in 1979 after 2 million people died, a lot under torture. I was amazed that he and his cronies were never brought to justice and lived out their lives in Thailand
There were several rooms to view and big boards of photos and paintings. In the middle of the courtyard was a raised dias with a pile of skulls and bones in a glass enclosed case. I didn't take any photos as it didnt feel right. Very moving reading of accounts of how people suffered under the deluded evil regime of Pol Pots back to year Zero.
I was 26 at the time it started and the international community did nothing to relieve the suffering of the Cambodian people till Vietnam invaded and removed Pol Pot in 1979 after 2 million people died, a lot under torture. I was amazed that he and his cronies were never brought to justice and lived out their lives in Thailand
Written March 29, 2023
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Hayley R
Branxton, Australia20 contributions
May 2024 • Friends
Beautiful tributes to the people lost during the Khmer Rouge reign. Artwork goes into detail for the treatment received and torture devices. Monks live there but at times didn’t appreciate us looking around. Recommend visiting if you have some free time.
Written June 10, 2024
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podeee
Birmingham, UK60 contributions
Jan 2020 • Couples
Very sad and very upsetting. But this needs to be told what happened and the world needs to remember these poor people. Had an audio guide which was very informative. I still can’t believe what went on. This is a must visit whilst in the country.
Written February 11, 2020
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Lester M
Dingley Village, Australia582 contributions
Apr 2024 • Family
It was a bit earie listening to our guide explain the story behind the paintings and pictures. The room with the skulls and bones really puts the enormity of what happened in Cambodia into context. Definitely worth a visit
Written April 24, 2024
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Jane B
Oxford, UK62 contributions
Aug 2022 • Family
We visited this memorial as a family (myself, my husband and our 3 boys - 16, 14 & 12y) during a brief stay in Siem Reap.
Sadly there were no guides available so I don’t think we really got as much out of this moving place as we should but it was still well worth visiting and utterly overwhelming.
We all realised how ignorant we were about the history of the Cambodian civil war and visiting this memorial prompted some very deep family discussions. We went home and did a lot of research into what happened and the tragedy and terror that went along with this story as a result of our visit.
If you can find a guide, I would definitely pay a bit extra for this but either way, do visit. This is a part of history that should never be forgotten. It is utterly terrifying that all this happened within the last 50 years.
Sadly there were no guides available so I don’t think we really got as much out of this moving place as we should but it was still well worth visiting and utterly overwhelming.
We all realised how ignorant we were about the history of the Cambodian civil war and visiting this memorial prompted some very deep family discussions. We went home and did a lot of research into what happened and the tragedy and terror that went along with this story as a result of our visit.
If you can find a guide, I would definitely pay a bit extra for this but either way, do visit. This is a part of history that should never be forgotten. It is utterly terrifying that all this happened within the last 50 years.
Written August 8, 2022
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stephen c
Dornoch, UK15 contributions
Aug 2024 • Couples
Well worth the $3 USD to enter. Based inside a Pagoda/Monastery with Monks going about their daily duties. Its basically a self guided tour with a small leaflet. Great compact museum with plenty of pictures and text accounting for the war period atrocities and of survival as well. Important to reflect on and learn from history.
Well recommended.
Well recommended.
Written August 17, 2024
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Ellen H
11 contributions
Oct 2024 • Couples
Small museum about the horrors of the Civil War at the end of the 1970s. Incomprehensible that this could have happened and good for your historical awareness
You will receive a leaflet, but a little more information or information would be especially useful for younger generations.
You will receive a leaflet, but a little more information or information would be especially useful for younger generations.
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Written November 13, 2024
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