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Museum of Medieval Torture

Krizovnicke nam. 194/1, Prague Praha 1, Czech Republic
+420 723 360 479
Ranked #105 of 181 attractions in Prague
3.5 of 5 stars 19 Reviews
Type: Museums
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Houston, TX
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 April 2012

To be honest, it wasn’t what I expected. The building smelled like armpits, and was dirty. Although some of the exhibits were interesting, I wouldn’t recommend it unless you have time to kill and happen to be in the area.

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Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 April 2012

The Museum of Torture is located off to the side at the end of the Charles Bridge. First you climb a few sets of stairs. The museum is fairly small, but well put together and has pretty good descriptions of the torture instruments they display. You have to be pretty chilled by the sheer cruelty of the instruments as well... More

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Stafford
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 April 2012

The torture museum is interesting if you like that kind of thing, there are definitely some sadistic, very imaginative, sick people around. Some of the contraptions are enough to make your eyes water just looking at them. Entrance is reasonably priced approx £5 and spread over three floors, all accessed by stairs, I didn’t see a lift so if you’re... More

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 December 2011
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From outside, this looked like an interesting place to see, but once inside, we saw the whole exibition in less than half an hour! Interesting stuff, but I somehow expected much more... Not really worth the admission price.

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Oslo, Norway
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 July 2011

The museum is quite small, but it has a lot of horrific devices from the middle ages. The information about the different devices are written in eight different laguages and reading it is a must to understand how some of it actually works. Our teenage daughter enjoyes the museum very much - I think most teenagers would

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Madrid, Spain
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 July 2011
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I was positively impressed by the Museum of Medieval Torture, it’s in bridge Carlo s Square. The entrance is a bit hidden, it’s inside the tunnel full of shops, right next to the traffic light. The museum has a big collection of tools of torture and the atmosphere is quite scary! Fortunately the notes are in various languages (8 actually)... More

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Ottawa, Canada
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 July 2011
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This was an interesting museum, but we saw the whole thing in around half an hour so I don't think it was really worth the admission price. I suppose if you're really interested in gruesome stories of torture then you might enjoy it more, but even as a history student I wasn't that impressed. Considering all the other amazing things... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 May 2011
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The Museum of Medieval Torture is a must see attraction for anyone who loves history. There is a wide array of medieval torture devices, including the chair, the rack, and an Iron Maiden. The museum was shown on the history channel last week as part of a documentary on the history of torture. It is fairly easy to find and... More

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liverpool
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 February 2011
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Loved this museum, really really interesting and definitely worth the money and the time. takes around an hour and the exibhits and all the information with them are great

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globeseeker007
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 November 2010

This museum has all of the medieval torture instruments. There's the rack, iron maiden, and various other insturments used to torture people in the medieval period. Along with the displays are explanations of how the instrument was used. There's also a picture depicting how it was used on people. Those who devised these various instruments of torture had to have... More

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