Lazy Hiker » Asia » cambodia » killing field » choeung ek memorial

Killing field

Here’ is the place where the prisoners from S-21 were taken to and beaten to death. Bones and teeth of the death could still be found on the ground.
The Choeung Ek Memorial (the killing field) can be reached by Tuk Tuk from Phnom Penh.
1) Choeung ek memorial

It's not too far away from the city. Here lies the death and the suffered.

Killing field, Phnom Penh, South East Asia, Vietnam
Fri 2008-10-17 16:06:30
  
 choeung ek memorial 
  
2) Leaves of a banana tree

The Red Khmer used the leaves of these trees to saw of the heads of their victims

Killing field, Phnom Penh, South East Asia, Vietnam
walk 0.05 km SE from last photo
Fri 2008-10-17 16:08:11
  
 leaves of a banana tree 
  
3) Mass grave

Nothing left, except the eternal suffering.

Killing field, Phnom Penh, South East Asia, Vietnam
same location as last photo
Fri 2008-10-17 16:09:28
  
 mass grave 
  
4) Tooth of the victims

When you walk into the killing field, you are walking on the bones and tooth of the death victims.

Killing field, Phnom Penh, South East Asia, Vietnam
same location as last photo
Fri 2008-10-17 16:10:03
  
 tooth of the victims 
  
5) Clothes of the victims

The clothes of the victims were everywhere on the ground. They tried to bury them, but every year after the rain, they resurfaced. It's a reminder of the living not to forget their history.

Killing field, Phnom Penh, South East Asia, Vietnam
same location as last photo
Fri 2008-10-17 16:10:12
  
 clothes of the victims 
  
6) Tooth of the death

The tooth is from the victim. Can you imagine what he/she had suffered before his/her death?

Killing field, Phnom Penh, South East Asia, Vietnam
walk 0.02 km SE from last photo
Fri 2008-10-17 16:11:09
  
 tooth of the death 
  
7) Killing tree

Babies were smashed on this tree until their death.

Killing field, Phnom Penh, South East Asia, Vietnam
walk 0.04 km NE from last photo
Fri 2008-10-17 16:19:44
  
 killing tree 
  
8) Bones beneath killing tree

PRESENTATION OF THE EXTERMINATION CAMP CHCEUNG EK

THE EXTERMINATION CAMP CNIEUNG EK 15 ABOUT 156km from
PHNOM PENH IN THE SOUTH - WEST. IT IMPLICATED IM THE ORGANISATION OF
THE BIGGEST SECURITY CENTRE OF KAMPUCHEA DEMOCRATIC IN POL
POT REGIME UNDER...

Killing field, Phnom Penh, South East Asia, Vietnam
walk 0.02 km SW from last photo
Fri 2008-10-17 16:21:40
  
 bones beneath killing tree 
  
9) Buddha tree in killing field

Killing field, Phnom Penh, South East Asia, Vietnam
walk 0.02 km NW from last photo
Fri 2008-10-17 16:23:12
  
 buddha tree in killing field 
  
  
 shrine of the bones 
  

10) Shrine of the bones
Killing field, Phnom Penh, South East Asia, Vietnam
walk 0.03 km NW from last photo
Fri 2008-10-17 16:24:31
  
 mud puddle of the dead 
  

11) Mud puddle of the dead
Killing field, Phnom Penh, South East Asia, Vietnam
walk 0.02 km SE from last photo
Fri 2008-10-17 16:24:55
  
 offering beneath the killing tree 
  

12) Offering beneath the killing tree
Killing field, Phnom Penh, South East Asia, Vietnam
same location as last photo
Fri 2008-10-17 16:25:44
  
 paper cranes from japan 
  

13) Paper cranes from japan
Killing field, Phnom Penh, South East Asia, Vietnam
walk 0.07 km (or 1 mins) SW from last photo
Fri 2008-10-17 16:31:30
  
 view--killing field 
  

14) Killing field
Killing field, Phnom Penh, South East Asia, Vietnam
same location as last photo
Fri 2008-10-17 16:32:11
  
 skulls of killing field 
  

15) Skulls of killing field
Killing field, Phnom Penh, South East Asia, Vietnam
same location as last photo
Fri 2008-10-17 16:32:24
  
 clothes of the dead 
  

16) Clothes of the dead
Killing field, Phnom Penh, South East Asia, Vietnam
same location as last photo
Fri 2008-10-17 16:32:45
  
 choeung ek memorial 
  

17) Choeung ek memorial
Killing field, Phnom Penh, South East Asia, Vietnam
walk 0.02 km SW from last photo
Fri 2008-10-17 16:36:33
    Please post your comment here:

    name: reply-email (optional):
    (name and email are optional)
     
    GPS POI | del.icio.us | Digg this | next | parent | slide show
    page 1/3