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Imperial City Museum (Reichsstadtmuseum)

Klosterhof 5, 91541 Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Bavaria, Germany
09861 - 939 043
4.5 of 5 stars 16 Reviews
Type: History Museums
Description: This museum explores the long history of the city, with a strong focus on the Thirty Years War.
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Recife, PE
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89 reviews 89 reviews
Reviews in 19 cities Reviews in 19 cities
23 helpful votes 23 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 March 2012

The Reichstadtmuseum has a very good collection to understand Rothenburg's history. The Rothenburg Passion is impressive. More

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Recife, PE
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15 reviews 15 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 February 2012

As everything else in this city, the museum gives you a glimpse in the medieval ages. You can see the medieval kitchen as it was and the replica of the object used by the Master Trunk to save the city. Don´t miss... More

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Perth
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21 reviews 21 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
18 helpful votes 18 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 February 2012

What an extensive collection of weapons. Very interesting to see the armour and the detail on the weapons. Very cold inside during winter so rug up. More

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La Crosse, Wisconsin
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 January 2012

If you like to see how people lived long ago, the City Museum is great. More

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Akrotiri, Cyprus
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24 reviews 24 reviews
Reviews in 10 cities Reviews in 10 cities
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 December 2011

The title says it all! This museum is in an old convent which still has the original kitchen on display and they boast it is the oldest kitchen in Bavaria (or Germany, I can't remember). Needless to say, it's old! On display are weapons, suits of armor, decorative beer steins, original furniture from the convent and medieval times, and much... More

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Middletown, Maryland
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 October 2011

If you are a military history buff the Imperial City Museum has a very impressive collection of militaria from around 1100 through the 1600's More

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Vancouver, Canada
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11 reviews 11 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 August 2011

My wife and I stopped here while bicycling around the town for the day. We were happy we tok the time to stop here! The displays were excellent and showed artifacts from all periods of history in the area. We especially enjoyed the preserved Dominican Monastary kitchen (the building used to be a monastary), and the hunting weapons of royalty... More

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Antwerp, Belgium
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Reviews in 136 cities Reviews in 136 cities
257 helpful votes 257 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 September 2010

The city Rothenburg Reichsstadt Museum was originally a convent of the Dominican order and was built in 1258. As in the year 1554 passed most of the monastery church, the complex underwent a change. Only the monastery was not used and then 1804 was a conversion to the tax office. Since 1936, is the building a Museum and houses of... More

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Essex, Ontario
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12 reviews 12 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 September 2010
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We visited this museum not knowing what to expect. When we arrive we were happy to find out that they did have an English self tour (it was weak but effective). A lot of the descriptions were in German but it looked like anything that was newly added included English descriptions. The museum included everything from statue to armor to... More

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North Stonington, Connecticut
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34 reviews 34 reviews
Reviews in 19 cities Reviews in 19 cities
16 helpful votes 16 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 April 2009

My husband and I enjoyed this museum greatly. Having been a former nuns prior, the building has character. The items on display are good. It was the first time I ever had to pay to take photos with out a flash. But I did not mind. The room with the barrel ceiling was impressive. We would say it was a... More

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