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Museum of the Inquisition

Jr. Junin 548, Lima, Peru
01/428-7980
Ranked #77 of 104 attractions in Lima
3.0 of 5 stars 11 Reviews
Type: History Museums
Description: This grisly museum features the underground dungeons and torture chambers that were used to punish accused heretics.
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West Palm Beach, Florida
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13 reviews 13 reviews
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6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed March 12, 2012
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This is a very interesting museum where you can learn about the inquisition. It won't take too long (maybe an hour or so). More

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LA, Calif
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237 helpful votes 237 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed March 10, 2012
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Spain has the distinction of being the country we associate with the Inquisition, however, Peru's is less known and fortunately was not as successful. This was a graphic display of the torture methods as well as the actual room recreated where the council met. It is part of the Peruvian history and a must if you are interested in such.... More

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blackienz
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed February 3, 2012

Lots of other places to see and things to do than here ---- and the staff are downright ruse and arrogant! More

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Lima, Peru
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4 reviews 4 reviews
3 of 5 stars Reviewed January 20, 2012

An interesting way to spend an hour but wouldn't be my first choice. More

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El Paso, Texas
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34 reviews 34 reviews
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15 helpful votes 15 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed September 26, 2011

This museum was pretty boring with dummies showing methods of torture used during the inquisition. It was all in Spanish. More

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Freeport, New York
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34 helpful votes 34 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed December 10, 2010

It's a small place in a very congested area of central Lima. Some pretty interesting exhibits about a really horrible time in history. I did think that the information signs (Spanish only) didn't condemn the Inquisition quite enough. The tone I gathered from many of them was kind of like "yeah it was bad, and we wouldn't let it happen... More

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paris
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24 reviews 24 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
39 helpful votes 39 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed November 18, 2010

This museum was in the time of Spanish domination, the Inquisition, the place that having judgement named "Auto de fe" for faith themes like some doubts of God, the holy Trinity, Virgin Mary, etc with jail pains, tortures, etc since XVI century ending to 1820 more or less, because it had more abuse with faith, political things of this days... More

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New Haven, CT
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12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed December 4, 2009

I arrived just before closing time to see the Inquisition Museum. You are required to enter with a guide, who talks about the museum and the history of the Spanish Inquisition. The guide I had was kind of boring, his phone rang in the middle of the tour, and he answered his phone! I would have preferred to read the... More

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Cleveland
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42 reviews 42 reviews
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24 helpful votes 24 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed November 23, 2008

There's really nothing here. Just a room or two of waxworks depicting trials and tortures. You do get to walk through a narrow area beneath the building but that's really it. If you haven't got much time in Lima spend it somewhere more interesting. More

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Lima, Peru
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7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 9, 2012
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