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As tourists, we might feel comfortable making jokes, but Flat Hal and Flat Stanley were aware that this “House of Culture” once housed criminals as a prison, and the very small stalls selling handicrafts were once home to 8 to 10 people regretting the choices that brought them to that cell, behind a VERY thick wall.
Some doors may still have locks, but it is hard to imagine the welcome mat was original issue!
The shape of the building was so guards could stand high at the junction of three corridors and keep watch over all the inmates.
