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BTHVNLudwig vanBeethoven Tracing thefootsteps of Beethoven Tour ENGLISH

3 Zehrgarten Inn The inn where Beethoven cele- 8 Beethoven The monument was inaugurated Beethoven Tour brated his farewell on 1 Novem- Monument in 1845 with signifcant support Tracing the footsteps of Ludwig van Beethoven BTHVN ber 1792 before his departure for from Robert Schumann and Franz STORY Vienna. Liszt. Market place with Zehrgarten Inn ­(second house from the right) and the Ludwig van Beethoven was born in Bonn in 1770 and Old City Hall (centre), view from the spent the frst 22 years of his life in the city. The Beet­ second half of the 18th century Gathering for the solemn unveiling Source: Stadtarchiv Bonn hoven Tour invites you to get to know the world-famous of the Beethoven Monument on composer at authentic sites across Bonn. Münsterplatz on 12 August 1845 .1 Source: Beethoven-Haus Bonn The Beethoven Tour is divided into two parts. The 4 Remigius The site of St. Remigius parish . church until 1800, where Beetho­ ­BTHVN STORY consists of eleven stations and provides .9 2 Square Markt ven was baptized on 17 December a picture of the young Beethoven’s life in his immediate .3 1770. 9 Old Cemetery Beethoven’s mother, whom the Remigiusplatz 6. surroundings in Bonn. A further eleven stations take i .4 . city’s most famous son deeply you to sights and nature in the BTHVN REGION. The Münsterplatz 5 mourned, is remembered here . Entry for Ludwig van Beethoven, dated young Beethoven spent much time in what is today the 8. 7 Schloss with a grave of honour. Stadtgarten 17 December 1770, in the baptismal re­ Rhein-Sieg District, seeking and fnding relaxation and Martinsplatz gister of the former St Remigius parish­ Hofgarten church at today’s Remigiusplatz inspiration. In his letter to Joseph von Schaden in Bonn Hbf Source: Stadtarchiv Bonn Bad Godesberg Augsburg of 15 September 1787, Beet­ Come and experience Ludwig van Beethoven at the his- hoven expressed his sorrow about his mother’s death torical sites of his life. You can visit all 22 locations of the As a court musician, Beethoven i Bonn Information .10 5 Electoral Court Source: Beethoven-Haus Bonn Beethoven Tour or only select individual sights. Chapel also performed at the Palace Thea­ Rathaus tre (Schlosstheater) on countless The locations occasions. To use the digital and barrier-free version of .11 Redoutenpark in ­Beethoven’s 10 La Redoute The ballroom and concert hall the BTHVN STORY, just call up our website where Joseph Haydn frst met or scan the QR code with your smartphone. ­birthplace of Bonn “Bonn Ball”, depiction of a masked ball in Bonn Castle in the 18th century the 21-year-old Beethoven on his Source: Beethoven-Haus Bonn / return from London in July 1792. UNESCO-Welterbestätte Schlösser www.bthvn-story.de ­Augustusburg und Falkenlust Beethoven-Haus The rear building of the house at Photographer: Klaus Weidner 1 The Redoute ballroom in Godesberg BTHVN, the logo for the Beethoven anniversary year 2020, means Bonngasse 20, the house where with the Electoral theatre and guest and is pronounced “Beethoven”. The composer has himself used the Ludwig van Beethoven was born houses, 1792, etching by Johann consonants as an abbreviated signature. in December 1770. 6 The Rhine played a signifcant Ziegler from a water colour by Lorenz ­Promenade role in Beethoven’s life, not only Janscha as a travel route. Source: Beethoven-Haus Bonn Imprint Bonngasse 20, around 1827, and the rear building before its restoration in Editor Beethoven Jubiläums GmbH 1889 Thomas-Mann-Straße 4 • 53111 Bonn Source: Beethoven-Haus Bonn Siebengebirge mountains seen from 11 Draitschquelle The spring from which Beetho­ [email protected] • www.bthvn2020.de the rampart at Alter Zoll ven once went to Marienforst Ab- Source: Stadtarchiv Bonn bey near Bonn to play the organ. Overall production Warlich Druck Meckenheim GmbH • 53340 Meckenheim 2 Remigius The church in which the 10-year- Church old Beethoven played the organ for the early mass and the site 7 Breuning As a close family friend, Beetho­ supported by: of his baptismal font since 1806. House ven visited the Breuning family home almost daily. Marienforst convent near Bonn, 1792, etching by Johann Ziegler from a water colour by Lorenz Janscha Source: Beethoven-Haus Bonn unterstützt von: In Beethoven’s time, the Breuning The organ Beethoven played in House was located at the site of St Remigius Church ­today’s department store Discover all the locations Gute Aussichten mit Beethovenstrom. www.beethovenstrom.de Source: Beethoven-Haus Bonn Source: Beethoven-Haus Bonn on your tour of Bonn.