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The Medieval Crime and Justice Museum as it is now called, is large, clean, and well presented.
The instruments of torture displayed here are often very intricate and inventive.
Its amazing to think how much energy the human race has been put into equipment to torture people who don't believe as they do.
Although, I believe, the frequency with which these instruments were used was relatively small compared to the implications of this exhibit,
it is still a "sensational" part of history which draws a lot of attention from today's society.
This trip, I agreed to accompany my grandchildren because the others did not want to go.
Still, if you haven't seen one of these mueums before, this is one of the best ones.
WEBSITE FOR THE MEDIEVAL CRIME AND JUSTICE MUSEUM
TRAVEL: 1984, 2017
This location has earned a three-and-a-half star rating (good) from
Travel Fanatics Unlimited
***1/2
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Exterior courtyard between the old and new sections of the Kriminal Museum, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Bavaria, Germany, 2017.
Prisioner wagons, Kriminal Museum, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Bavaria, Germany, 2017.
Interior, Kriminal Museum, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Bavaria, Germany, 2017.
The kids hamming it up in the obligatory photo of the stocks, Kriminal Museum, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Bavaria, Germany, 2017.
The rack, Kriminal Museum, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Bavaria, Germany, 2017.
Spiked chair, Kriminal Museum, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Bavaria, Germany, 2017.
Neck violins, Kriminal Museum, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Bavaria, Germany, 2017.
Shame masks, Kriminal Museum, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Bavaria, Germany, 2017.
Chastity belts, Kriminal Museum, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Bavaria, Germany, 2017.
In the new exhibit wing you can listen to recordings (German) of related history and historical writings, Kriminal Museum, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Bavaria, Germany, 2017.
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