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On January 27, 1756, Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilius Mozart was born on the third floor apartment in a building on Getreidegasse in the city of Salzburg. This tip is about what I saw and felt when I was in Mozart Geburtshaus.
The structure was the same as the rest of the buildings on the street, but the bright yellow stood out among the earth toned neighbors. With reference to the stairs in our early XII century home in Italy, I deducted that the stairs that led to the apartment were the original, made by solid stone without any fussing over details.
The first room served as an introduction to Mozart's life. Whoever was behind this task must take the idea literally. In the middle of the room was a small crib in which laid a staring-eyed Mozart-as-newborn doll in full regale. This bizarre image did not stay well with me. Together with the strange looking doll, none of the people in the family pictures on the walls was particularly happy, especially Mozart himself. He looked like a sad elderly man when he was barely a child, and not because of the stuffy costume and wigs. One could see the unhappiness in his puffy face, the dullness in his eyes, and the bags under them.
The living room consisted of litle furniture including a clavichord and a pianoforte. Except one man who walked around with a huge video camera that had a large sticker on it, no camera was allowed. My question: What was the harm in taking picture of the furniture, especially when it was only a copy as in the case of the pianoforte?
The kitchen, where I snuck a picture, was the only place with a sense of life.
A few outfits were hung on the post of the bedroom and draped over the trunk; their origination was unmistakably a theatre's costume shop.
In the empty study, a locked case housed a facsimile of a manuscript in Mozart’s handwriting. There was not much in the rest of the house outsides of strategically placed pictures, none of them conveyed any sense of joy, and some were as cold as the glass that protected them. Leave a Comment Address: Getreidegasse 9, 5020 SalzburgPhone: +43 662.84.43.13Directions: Admission to Mozart birthplace is €6.00; spend an extra €3.00 for the combine ticket so you can also visit the family residence on Makartplatz.Website: www.mozarteum.at
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^This is the house where Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,was born on January 27th, 1.756.It is located in Salzburg old town,at Geitregasse street,number 9. Here was living Mozart's family from 1.747 to 1.773.Now this house can be visited and a part of the house is a museum dedicated to this great musician. Leave a Comment
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As a matter of fact, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the famous Austrian composer, was born in Salzburg in 1756. "Sohn der Stadt" is written in city guide. There are some Mozart's places in the city and this is the house where Mozart spent his childhood. I wasn't inside because there were much people that day wanted to do this. Leave a Comment
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Located one block from Mirabell Gardens, this is where Mozart and his family moved when he was 17. It was here that he wrote countless symphonis, serenades, and five concerts for violin and piano. Some of these original manuscrits are display, along with his pianos and original furnishing
Ubicada a una cuadra de los jardines del Mirabell, este es la casa adonde Mozart y su familia se mudaron cuando el tenía 17 años. Fue en esta casa donde escribió incontables sinfonías, serenatas y cinco conciertos para violin y piano. Algunos de los manuscritos originales se exhiben allí, así como sus pianos y muebles originales Leave a Comment Directions: It is on Markplatz
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The quite unspectacular yellow house in the Getreidegasse is one of the most visited spots. But later Mozart was living in an other house at the other side of the Salzach river.
The shop in the ground floor sells one of the most popular Salzburg and even Austrian souvenirs: the sweet Mozart Balls("Mozartkugeln") - I think The Censor would prefer "Mozart Spheres" but football is called football and not footsphere - and now I may guess why the Americans call it "soccer" instead..... Leave a Comment
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Mozart's Birthplace is centrally located on the famous Getreidegasse at No 9. It is a hard-to-miss bright yellow building with hordes of tourists milling around outside. This is where Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born on January 27, 1756. The family lived here from 1747 to 1773. The rooms where the family once lived now houses a museum.
It is a little bit of a tourist trap, because it is a museum but with nothing really much to see, except for musical instruments, sheet music, letters and family paintings. It is more a place to visit for fans of Mozart.
However, I placed it here as a place to visit instead of under "tourist trap" because Mozart being a true genius, really do deserve to have more people get to know him better. This is also after all, his birthplace and hometown. I also really dig the creaky old building, with its narrow stairs, and many alcoves.
Entry is free with the Salzburg Card. If not, its € 6.00 Adults
HOURS
daily 9 am-6 pm
Jul, Aug: daily 9 am-7 pm
Guided tours by prior arrangement.
A Combined ticket for the Geburtshaus (Birthplace) and his Wohnhaus (Residence) is: Adults: € 9.00
Discounts available for youth or school groups Leave a Comment Address: Getreidegasse, No 9Phone: ++43/662/84 43 13Directions: On the Getreidegasse in the AlstadtOther Contact: archiv@mozarteum.at
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born on January 27, 1756 as the seventh child of "Salzburg's royal chamber musician" Leopold Mozart (1719 - 1787) and his wife, Anna Maria Walpurga in Pertl of St. Gilgen near Salzburg (1720 - 1778).
At Getreidegasse no. 9 is where the Leopold Mozart family lived from 1747 to 1773 and where Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born. Today the rooms once occupied by the Mozart family house a museum. The most famous exhibits include Mozart's childhood violin, his concert violin, his clavichord, the pianoforte, portraits and correspondence of the Mozart family. Leave a Comment Address: Getreidegasse no. 9
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At last I could see THE HOUSE!
Here the great composer was born and lived.
It's really a sacred place for lots of people.
You can see lots of visitors there. So it was even hard to take a picture of it: so many people around. Mozarts Geburtshaus
9 Getreidegasse
a typical old Salzburg house, a world famous museum.
0662/84 43 13
fax: 0662/84 06 93
archive@mozarteum.at
www.mozarteum.at Leave a Comment Address: 9 GetreideggassePhone: 0662/84 43 13Website: www.mozarteum.at Other Contact: fax: 0662/84 06 93
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This is where Mozart lived from 1770 to 1780. Once arriving at the ticket office, you will be produced with high-tech devices which are run by laser. Once entering a room, the laser fixed to the ceiling will activate the information on that room to be played to you. This way, you don't need to be reading books, or going with a tour guide - simply browse through at your own pace. The entry fee for this Residence was 8.50 Euros each. Leave a Comment
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This was probably the place we were excited about visiting the most - but be warned - there are no signs as you're entering the building to state that photos aren't allowed. We'd happily snapped away in the kitchen area, and even taken photos of manuscripts. Walking into the next room, there stood Mozarts childhood violin, and as I was getting ready to take a photo, a worker of the museum came running up to me and abusing me for taking photos. The only signs are small ones put on doors which are already open, which we just did not see. Usually these building have signs at the ticket office/desk, but this one didn't. Oh well - I did get some excellent photos, but unfortunately, can't post them here - just in case! Leave a Comment
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