Ludwig van Beethoven died in his apartment in the Schwarzspanierhaus, on 26 March 1827, Vienna. His last days were witnessed by relatives, friends, a doctor and even a priest. Some of the accounts remembering the events are contradictory, some are confirmed by more sources. On the 22 March his doctor (Dr. Wawruch) suggested the end is near and he should …
Beethoven was on the move. Always. He had dozens of residences during his lifetime, sometimes as a guest, sometimes his own rent. Among the many, probably the most famous is the one, where he passed away on March 26th, 1827. The house was called Schwarzspanierhaus, meaning black Spanish house. Today, the exact address is Schwarzspanierstraße 15, 1090 Vienna. Beethoven used …
Ludwig van Beethoven had died on the 26th of March 1827 at the age of 56, in Vienna. Today his grave is in Vienna’s Zentralfriedhof cemetery (show map), grave no.29 in group 32a. This group is dedicated to famous composers, among others Schubert and Brahms. There is no charge to visit the cemetery. Beethoven’s final residence was in the so …