Photos: Steffen Schmitz, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Basile Morin, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Noahidsmith, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo credits
Photos: Steffen Schmitz, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Basile Morin, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Noahidsmith, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Inside the Old Town Hall's courtroom
Your local guide
Anja Wimmer
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Highlights
- A courtroom's old mechanism, explained
- A century as the empire's meeting place
- Grand and grim history, one building
- The Old Town Hall, room by room
- Regensburg's political past, up close
About this tour
This session goes inside the Old Town Hall to its former courtroom and the hall used by the Imperial Diet. You see the mechanism once used to threaten suspects during questioning and the grander hall where imperial representatives once met. It stays with one building's darker and grander histories side by side.
I move slowly through both rooms, since the details reward a careful explanation rather than a quick pass. Questions are welcome throughout, and I send a short note afterwards on the building's history.
This suits anyone interested in legal history or the workings of the old Holy Roman Empire. It also pairs well with the cathedral session for a fuller old town picture.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 5 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Regensburg before heading out.
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Former Courtroom 15 min
The camera moves through the old courtroom, and I point out the mechanism once used to threaten suspects during questioning.
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Imperial Diet Hall 15 min
In the adjoining hall, I explain how this building served as the seat of the Imperial Diet for over a century.
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Your questions 7 min
Time to ask anything about Regensburg: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 3 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Kartoffelknödel and Steinweg, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Berlin time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 8 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Regensburg, showing you Former Courtroom and Imperial Diet Hall live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need to know the history already?
No background needed. The guide explains everything as it comes up.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- The session runs on Google Meet, with the link sent with your booking. I keep an easy, conversational pace, pointing out details as we look up together.
Times shown in Berlin time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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