Konig Von Ungarn
Vienna, Austria.
It has been a hotel for almost two hundred years, but known to have previously acted as a tavern and stables for the ecclesiastical dignitaries of St. Stephen's cathedral. Indeed, the building we see today has remained largely unaltered for the past three centuries.
Most of its historic clientele were members of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy and well-to-do aristocrats, but Konig Von Ungarn is primarily a remarkable place on account of its association with classical music’s arguably most prodigious talent.
It was here that Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed "Le Nozze di Figaro" (The Marriage of Figaro), and the "Figarohaus" in which Mozart lived between 1784 and 1787 forms part of the hotel`s building complex today. Indeed, Mozart’s presence meant that it was also frequented by other musical geniuses: it was within the present day hotel that Joseph Haydn famously told Mozart’s father that “…your son is the greatest composer that I know in person or by name..." and where the teenage Beethoven would study with his mentor.
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Most of its historic clientele were members of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy and well-to-do aristocrats, but Konig Von Ungarn is primarily a remarkable place on account of its association with classical music’s arguably most prodigious talent.
It was here that Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed "Le Nozze di Figaro" (The Marriage of Figaro), and the "Figarohaus" in which Mozart lived between 1784 and 1787 forms part of the hotel`s building complex today. Indeed, Mozart’s presence meant that it was also frequented by other musical geniuses: it was within the present day hotel that Joseph Haydn famously told Mozart’s father that “…your son is the greatest composer that I know in person or by name..." and where the teenage Beethoven would study with his mentor.
See the Historic Hotels in Austria index
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