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Stories about crime and punishment

The guillotine made capital punishment less painful

How the Prison Gate inspired Coornhert to write his book Boeventucht

Why Catharina le Chasseur was forced to drink herself to death

Prison gate: from entrance gate to National Museum

Why torture devices are no longer used

Punishments were truly horrible in the Middle Ages

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2513 AH The Hague

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Monday: 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Tuesday to Friday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Saturday and Sunday: 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Buitenhof 33
2513 AH The Hague

info@gevangenpoort.nl
+31 70 346 08 61

Opening hours

Monday: 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Tuesday to Friday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Saturday and Sunday: 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM

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