About this place
The Palace of Justice on Fürther Strasse, a sober monumental complex built between 1909 and 1916, became the stage for one of the most consequential legal reckonings in history. Chosen by the Allies because it had survived the bombing largely intact, was vast enough to house four national delegations, and stood beside a prison that could hold over a thousand inmates, it hosted the International Military Tribunal from November 1945 to October 1946. In Courtroom 600, twenty one surviving figures of the Nazi state answered for aggression, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. The city that had staged Hitler's choreographed rallies now watched its former masters sit in the dock. Since 2010 the top floor has held the Memorium Nuremberg Trials, and the courtroom itself is open to visitors, its meaning preserved as a warning and a foundation for international law.
Key facts
- 21 defendants — Leading figures of the Nazi regime sat in the dock of Courtroom 600 during the main trial
- 218 hearing days — The International Military Tribunal heard 236 witnesses across nearly a year of proceedings
- 12 death sentences — Handed down when the verdicts were read on the first of October 1946
📍 Bärenschanzstraße 72, 90429, Nürnberg