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Hellfire Pass is a section of rock that dug out by Prisoners of War intended to allow the 'Death Railway' to continue its route from Bangkok to Rangoon. Soldiers were forced to remove the rock using no more than picks, hammers and their bare hands.
For many foreign visitors the Bridge on the River Kwai (Saohan Mae Nam Kwae) is a somber memorial to the brutality of the Second World War.
Erawan Waterfalls are the focal point of the Erawan National Park. This is an exquisite park, very pretty, and very popular with locals and vistors alike.
If the cemeteries bear witness to the carnage of the ?Death Railway?, the JEATH Museum bears witness to the suffering of those that fell during its construction.
Prasat Muang Singh is a Khmer town in Kanchanaburi province some 45 kilometres from Kanchanaburi city. Built around the 12th century on the Khwae Noi River, the site was most likely an outpost of the Khmer ?Muang Singh? empire that protected the Khmers.
The Sai Yok Waterfalls (Sai Yok Yai and Sai Yok Noi) form the focal point of Sai Yok National Park ? a 500-square kilometre park.
Although the Bridge on the River Kwai (Saohan Mae Nam Kwae) has become a symbol of the brutality of the Second World War, the War Cemeteries are evidence of its effect.
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