“Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart gave performance in this house in 1762 aged 6.”
These are the golden letters to commemorate that lovely event.
And this is the actual house in Bratislava, Slovakia where you can find this marble plaque with the golden letters inscribed (between the two windows on the right from the entrance).
I can almost hear him playing behind one of those windows…
I just love roaming historical parts of cities in Europe, or anywhere else, for that matter. Don’t you?
Thanks for sharing this. Means so much to me.
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You are very welcome! :-) Thank you for stopping by and your kind words. :-)
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:-)
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I love doing that, too. I love history. Enjoyed that shots.
janet
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Thank you very much for stopping by and for liking, Janet! :-)
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Saw where he lived in vienna
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Cool. I’ve been to Vienna long time ago but missed seeing his house when I was there. Thanks for stopping by and commenting. :-)
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I ll Try to post the picture i took of it in november for you. Thanks to you as well
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Cool! Sounds like a project! :-D He lived, worked and visited Prague frequently, too. :-)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart_and_Prague
Cheers! :-)
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So very interesting that you chose this – we were tossing up whether to use the plaque outside his birthplace in Salzburg :-)
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Ha ha! Funny coincidence. You should definitely go for it! I have several photos of grafitti, neon signs, store signs, traffic signs, etc. for this challenge… But I decided to post this particular pic of the plaque because the golden letters were the most beautiful of all the pics I have and also for what a cute, 252 years old message about an immensly gifted 6 y.o. child they carry out for the passers by. :-)
Thanks for stopping by and your lovely comment!
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Great place to visit, sure is worth a plague in two countries
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Yes, definitely! Thank you for stopping by and commenting! :-)
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I like roaming in cities too. Nice gold letters on the plaque.
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Thank you! :-)
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Oooo… I am fascinated by history, and since I am not likely to actually see the plaque in person, thank you for sharing it.
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You are most welcome! Thank you for stopping by my blog and commenting! I really appreciate it. :-)
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Nice place you have here, curious what’s around the next corner
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Thank you so much for you kind words and for stopping by. :-)
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Wow. That’s a shrine! Thank you!!
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Yes, it is, in a way! :-) Thank you for stopping by, liking and commenting! :-)
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To see something related to Mozart is very inspirational. Since I am a big fan of his music, this photo is real treat for all music lovers like me. Thanks for putting a smile on my face :)
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You are very welcome. I love music, too! :-)
https://psychosomaticallyinlove.wordpress.com/2014/04/05/weekly-photo-challenge-threshold/
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Like you I can hear the music. Amazingly talented 6 year old and great letters. Cheers Irene
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Thank you very much for commenting and stopping by! :-)
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One of my favorite composers! Would love to have heard him play.
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Me too! :-) Thank you for stopping by and commenting. :-)
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OMG…I almost used this exact same scene of the house in Bratislava where Mozart spent some time. Very small world. The first image in my series is also Bratislava. Who would have thunk? http://travel-monkey.me/2012/09/10/bratislava-slovakia/
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Wow! Small world, really. I liked your post on Bratislava very much! Thank you for stopping by and for your comment and like! :-)
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appreciate this slice of cool history – great for the theme too!!! :)
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Thank you so much! :-)
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Love this, & I agree with you it’s really fascinating to find out the history behind places. :)
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Yes, it is! :-) Thank you very much for stopping by and commenting! :-)
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great choice for this challenge. where’s this house located?
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Thank you! :-) It’s in Bratislava, Slovakia. ;-)
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Have you seen the movie Amadeus? It’s hilarious! Apart from the end of course.
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Have I seen it? I worship it! :-) And its director, Czech Milos Forman. I’ve seen it recently for an umpteenth time on Czech tv. :-) Shot in Prague in 1984. One of the best movies ever with unforgettable Tom Hulce as Amadeus! :-) Cynthia Nixon, today’s Sex and the city franchise star, played the maid in Amadeus’ household as an 18 y.o. :-)
Thank you for stopping by and commenting! :-)
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I loved the movie, too. Mozart was a great man, if a bit crazy. I wonder if there are still rivalries between musicians? But of course they were vying for the ear of the king and his patronage. I guess there’s not a lot of that anymore. Love your pictures of places I probably will never see.
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Thank you very much for stopping by and your kind comments. Well, never say never! :-) Cheers! ;-)
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This is stunning – just stunning. I love Mozart:) You have captured a very special place – oh how I wish I could be a fly on the wall when he performed:)
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LOL! Exactly! :-) Only hope young Mozart himself wouldn’t swat me to death prior his concertizing… :-D
Thank you so much for stopping by and your kind words! Cheers!
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Great stuff!
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Thank you so much! :-)
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:-)
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Very special!
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Thank you! :-)
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My wife and I got part of our bucketlist by vacationing in both Italy and Greece. To walk and see where ancient history made “History” was indeed a fantastic rush.
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I agree. I love visiting Greece for exactly that. In Italy I’ve just done Venice so far. Rome is still a big endeavour lying ahead of me and I cannot wait to see it all! Thank you for stopping by and for commenting! :-)
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Yes! Roaming through history….you can feel the past moving into the present.
A WWII Vet told me that, during the war in Germany, he took shelter in the basement of a house one night.
When he woke up in the morning, he saw the signs and found out he had been sleeping in Beethoven’s house!
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Wow! What a great story! Thank you for sharing! :-)
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My favorite thing to do. Nice post!
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Ha ha! Mine too! Thank you! :-)
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Thanks for liking my birds! :)
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You are welcome! :-) Thank you for visiting my blog! :-)
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My boy could identify six Classical composers from their music when he was 4.5. He is now 7 – I showed him these shots.
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Wow. That is amazing! :-) Thank you for stopping by and commenting. :-)
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Thanks for liking my quote on ‘love’. It has been my favourite for years. Interesting photo!
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You are welcome. And thank you! :-)
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