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Medieval Crime Museum

Burggasse 3-5, Rothenburg, Germany D-91541

Featured Review : The Medieval Crime Museum is a pretty serious museum and apparently the only law museum in Europe. That said many people refer to it as the Torture Museum as it has a large display of torture devices and these invariab...See Full Review

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Medieval Crime Museum Reviews

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Medieval Crime and Punishment Museum

  • 4 out of 5 stars by books from Houston, Texas
  • July 29, 2005
Medieval Crime and Punishment Museum
Quote: At the entrance to the museum is a ducking stool used to punish bakers whose bread was too light. Inside is a fascinating collection of 1000 years of legal history—instruments of punishment and torture, documents, seals, illustrations, etc. The... Read the full Medieval Crime Museum review

From journal Romantic Road Gem

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Medieval Crime Museum

  • 4 out of 5 stars by becks from Mexico City, Mexico
  • April 9, 2002
Medieval Crime Museum
Quote: The Medieval Crime Museum is a pretty serious museum and apparently the only law museum in Europe. That said many people refer to it as the Torture Museum as it has a large display of torture devices and these invariably get more attention than... Read the full Medieval Crime Museum review

From journal Romantik medieval Rothenburg ob der Tauber

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Medieval Crime Museum

  • 4 out of 5 stars by xine from Santa Monica, California
  • October 22, 2000
Quote: This is Germany’s most important historical law museum. It houses a variety of old legal documents and instruments used for torture and punishment. There is a lot to see, read and learn from the displays which are well-described in English. I... Read the full Medieval Crime Museum review

From journal Rothenburg and the Romantic Road

Medieval Crime and Punishment Museum

  • 3 out of 5 stars by jwagner from Des Moines, Iowa, Afghanistan
  • August 25, 2000
Quote: A good little museum, but fairly redundant. (You seen one torture device, you've seen them all). The explanation of uses and the crimes that got you punished are pretty good.

From journal Rothenberg: a medieval city