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Museum in der Runden Ecke (Museum in the Round Corner)

Museum in der Runden Ecke (Museum in the Round Corner)
Dittrichring 24 North of Thomaskirche
Leipzig 04003
Germany
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #3 of 69 attractions in Leipzig
Traveller Description: Original office of the secret police. The building now presents these police documents and their surveillance equipment to the public.
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Attraction type: Speciality museum, History museum
Address: Dittrichring 24
North of Thomaskirche Leipzig 04003
Germany
Tel: +49 341 961 24 43
Fax: +49 341 961 24 99

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5 of 5 stars
rotling
Germany
4 Jan 2008
3/3 found this review helpful

The people of Leipzig held massive demonstrations in front of the Stasi Headquarters in 1989, leaving behind thousands of candles to burn on the building's steps. Inside the museum is a banner hung high in the hallway asking how long it will be before the headquarters becomes a museum! The pulping (shredding) machine is in one room, with balls of... more

“Quick, free, and interesting. What more could you ask for?”
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4 of 5 stars
daveespo
North Haven, CT
18 Oct 2007
5/5 found this review helpful

This museum is in the former office of the Stasi (German Secret Police). It's about 15 rooms total and each room is dedicated to a different component of life during the Cold War. One is dedicated to the surveillance of mail (steaming open people's mail, etc). One is dedicated to the spy equipment that was used to bug peoples' homes.... more

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Dittrichring 24 | North of Thomaskirche, Leipzig 04003, Germany
Tel: +49 341 961 24 43 Fax: +49 341 961 24 99