酷刑室

酷刑室是專門對犯人施加酷刑的房间。Torture chamber. Dictionary.com . WordNet 3.0. Princeton University. (accessed: July 29, 2009).Princeton Wordnet definition of Torture chamber . Wordnetweb.princeton.edu. Retrieved on 2011-08-30.中世纪的刑讯室没有窗户，通常建在地下，而且刑訊人員点着几根蜡烛，這樣就能讓犯人感到“恐惧、绝望和害怕”。

 历史 
纵观历史，从古罗马时代开始，當局就把犯人關到酷刑室。中世紀後，也有不少犯人被關到酷刑室。西班牙宗教裁判所和伦敦塔裡面也有酷刑室。 Torquemada and the Spanish Inquisition:Chapter 3. The water cure. by Anthony Bruno. From Crime Library.com . Crimelibrary.com. Retrieved on 2011-08-30.The White Tower once held torture chambers within its crypt  From Mysterious Britain website. Retrieved 5 March 2007There was no permanent torture-chamber. The basement of the White Tower was used. But prisoners could also be tortured in their cells  From Tudor website. Retrieved 5 March 2007

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