Despite the fact that the only attraction of the city of Khanchanaburi is the iron bridge over the River Kwai, it is visited by crowds of tourists every day. Many of them are relatives of the Allied POWs who built the famous Burmese-Thai railway line during World War II. Apart from the fact that the bridge carries a huge emotional load, it looks completely ordinary. Complementing the visit was a visit to the Kanczanaburi War Cemetery where almost 7,000 were buried. prisoners of war mainly British and Australians.