Heiligenstadt
Heiligenstadt, prevoiusly on the outskirts of Vienna, is now one of the capital’s districts.
Beethoven visited the area frequently, and it was there that he wrote the famous Heiligenstadt Testement in 1802.
The statue is situated in Heiligenstadt Park. It was sculpted in marble by Fritz Hänlein following a model by Robert Weigl.
It was erected by the Association of male choirs of Vienna, and was inaugurated on November 28th 1910.
Recently the statue has lost its cane, and is in need of a good cleaning…
This bust was erected on June 15th 1863. It is the work of the sculptor Anton von Fernkorn.
This small monument is found at Beethovensruhe in Heiligenstadt.
Anton von Fernkorn has also worked on several sculptures of the Library at Vienna…
Beethoven and my wife…
It was in this house that Beethoven wrote, in 1802, the letter which prosterity has named “The Heiligenstadt Testament”. It was here that he admitted his deafness.
Thanks to Jean-Marc Goossens for this photo…
There are two little museums in this house. One is a museum of the town of Vienna, the other is of the Beethoven Society of Vienna…
Thanks to Jean-Marc Goossens
for this photo…
The house 2 Pfarrplatz, in Heiligenstadt. In Beethoven’s time it was the Schlöglisches Haus at 66 Am Platz.
Beethoven stayed here in the summer of 1817, although he was working on his 9th symphony…
