Music
Ludwig van Beethoven
Addresses you can still visit
Every place in this city with a documented tie to this person.
Lived here
Beethoven Museum in Heiligenstadt
Beethoven stayed in Heiligenstadt in 1802 and wrote the anguished letter now known as the Heiligenstadt Testament here.
Created here
Beethoven Pasqualati House
Beethoven lived here intermittently for eight years and worked on Fidelio, Für Elise and major symphonies.
Performed here
Café Frauenhuber
Beethoven performed a quintet for piano and winds at the establishment on April 6, 1797.
Lived here
Mayer am Pfarrplatz
Beethoven lived briefly in the present wine-tavern building in 1817.
Performed here
Palais Lobkowitz
Beethoven regularly played at the palace and dedicated his Third Symphony to its owner, Prince Lobkowitz.
Burial place
Vienna Central Cemetery
Beethoven’s remains were transferred to an honorary grave in Group 32A of the Central Cemetery.
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Traces in other cities
- Bratislava
- Keglevich Palace — Beethoven held a musical academy in Keglevich Palace during his 1796 visit to Bratislava.
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