Piinamus-Riistad: Museum of Medieval Torture Instruments, Tallinn Estonia - Punishment and Disciplinary Devices on Waymarking.com

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Tallinn House of Tourism, Rakoja Plats

Many of these museums are simply a couple of rooms filled with gruesome confession-eliciting devices, and the Museum of Medieval Torture Instruments in Tallinn, Estonia is no exception. Inside the Tallinn House of Tourism on Raekoja plats (Town Hall Square), over 60 horrific contraptions have been collected from Germany, Austria, Italy and Spain.
The Rack and the Chastity Belt

Some of them are well known. The Rack – used for stretching victims – and the Chastity Belt – used to protect the virginity of women whilst cities were under attack – are good examples. But some of the others are horrible. Wooden shoes that are a couple of sizes too small and end up crippling the feet (Spanish Boots) are considered mild compared to some of the others. A chair crammed with spikes to sit on, anyone?

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Type of Device: You name it! What is the approximate age?: 01/01/1599 How do you rate this item?: Associated Website: [Web Link]

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