student jail

(studentenkarzer)

Although the Student Jail was an official jail, it wasn’t as strict as a regular one. Students were detained here for minor offences such as disturbing the peace, and so were still allowed to attend their lectures – as long as they returned when their class was over. In use between 1778 and 1914, the walls of the jail are filled with the incarcerated stundents’ writings, images, and portraits.