Audio guide "The Dark Side of Zurich"
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| The Dark Side of Zurich |
€10
per person
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Activity schedule
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What places you will see
During the tour you will:
- see where the house of one of the executioners of Zurich was located and his picture, and also find out what salary the executioner received, which executions were the most “popular”, and how often they took place;
- see the place where those suspected of witchcraft were tortured, and understand exactly how it was done;
- hear the story of a woman who was tortured fifteen times during twenty-six days;
- see Fraumünster - a church famous for its stained glass windows by Marc Chagall, and learn about one of them depicting the crucifixion of Jesus Christ;
- see the monument to Hans Waldmann, who was executed in Zurich in 1489, and find out what was special about his life and death;
- see the Water Church and learn the legend about the brother and sister who were beheaded next to it for their faith;
- see the Grossmünster - one of the main attractions of Zurich;
- see the place where the guidance on how to recognize and torture a witch was available in the old Zurich, and learn details about the content of this book;
- see the house of a wealthy woman who was executed in Zurich for witchcraft and hear the story of her life;
- see the former place of the pillory;
- see the house of the judge who worked during the peak time of the witch-hunt, and learn the story of his revenge;
- learn about the prosecution process in the Middle Ages and see the square where death sentences were announced;
- see a memorial plate where executions by drowning took place;
- see the house of the baker, who gave the “last sip” to the people going to the execution;
- see the place where those going to the execution exited the city, and understand where they were burned and hanged.