Khuk Khi Kai is an infamous prison located close to the Laem Sing Beach. Built in the late 1800s and literally translating to ‘bird-drop prison’, Khuk Khi Kai has a rather notorious history.
Measuring roughly five metres on each side this square building is about seven metres in height. The prison held Thai rebels of Chanthaburi who rebelled against the French occupation. The walls of the prison have holes for ventilation, but no windows or other ways of communicating with the outside world. It is made of bricks and has the look of a truly hard prison.
The name Khuk Khi Kai is derived from its porous roof. There is no solid cover on the prison, but just a net-like covering. This made the prisoners open to all the elements. The ‘bird-drop’ was caused by the fact that the roof was used as a chicken coop; so the bird droppings were collected inside the prison. This was used as a torturing method on the prisoners who had no way of escaping the smell and slime of the bird droppings.
HAM_PANTIES on March 23rd, 2019 at 07:20 UTC »
It never ceases to amaze me, the depths of the human imagination when it comes to inflicting cruelty on our fellow humans.
Xszit on March 23rd, 2019 at 04:05 UTC »
Admission is free and it's just a quick 14 hour walk away from your hotel to see a small building that smells like chicken shit and broken spirits?
Who could pass up that opportunity?
omegadolphintezzy on March 23rd, 2019 at 04:04 UTC »
Our tour guide told us about the history of this place when I visited Thailand. You can see the top level of ventilation holes (for the chickens) and the bottom level (for the criminals) in the thumbnail.
It was one of the most feared punishments of time in the colonial era, apparently. People would freak out when being led to it because you could smell it so far away.
Kind of sad what it looks like now, with goofy-looking chickens on signs and becoming a tourist attractions. Feel like it underminds what happened there.