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On November 1, 1792, Beethoven made his exit from the Zehrgarten inn on the market square before leaving for Vienna.
Time of the Enlightenment
The market square with the Zehrgarten inn (2nd house from the right) and the Old Town Hall (center), view from the 2nd half of the 18th century
In Beethoven's time, the Zehrgarten inn and bookshop was run by the widow Koch. The circle of "Zehrgarten friends", to which Beethoven belonged, formed around the landlady's popular daughter Babette. At the time, Bonn law professor Bartholomäus Fischenich called the Zehrgarten the "center of all intellectual and social pleasure in Bonn". On November 1, 1792, Beethoven celebrated his farewell here with friends before leaving for Vienna.
The baroque town hall was home to the Reading and Recreation Society, which pursued Enlightenment goals and ideals. Members included Beethoven's mentor Christian Gottlob Neefe, his violin teacher Franz Anton Ries, the horn player Nikolaus Simrock, who later became his publisher, and influential professors such as the radical Enlightenment philosopher Eulogius Schneider. Elector Max Franz was also a regular visitor.
Source: Bonn City Archives
English: Wirtshaus Zehrgarten - Age of Enlightenment
Market place with Zehrgarten Inn (second house from the right) and the Old City Hall (center), view from the second half of the 18th century
In Beethoven's time, Zehrgarten Inn, including a bookshop, was run by the widow Koch. Her popular daughter Babette was the center of the circle of "Friends of Zehrgarten", which Beethoven was part of. At the time, the law professor Bartholomäus Fischenich of Bonn,
described Zehrgarten Inn as "the center of all intellectual and convivial joy in Bonn". On November 1, 1792, Beethoven and his friends celebrated his farewell here before his departure for Vienna.
The Baroque City Hall was the residence of the Reading and Recreation Society which pursued the goals and ideals of Enlightenment. Members included Beethoven's mentor, Christian Gottlob Neefe; his violin teacher, Franz Anton Ries; horn player and Beethoven's
future publisher, Nikolaus Simrock; and influential professors such as the radical champion of Enlightenment, Eulogius Schneider. Elector Max Franz also numbered among the regular visitors.
Français: Zehrgarten Inn - Époque des Lumières
La place du marché avec l'auberge Zehrgarten (2e maison à droite) et l'ancien hôtel de ville (au center), vue de la 2e moitié du XVIIIe siècle
At the time of Beethoven, the Zehrgarten inn and its library were run by the lady Koch. The circle of "Amis du Zehrgarten", of which Beethoven was a member, was formed around Babette, the wife of the innkeeper. Le professeur de droit Bartholomäus Fischenich called the Zehrgarten the "center de tous les plaisirs intellectuels et sociaux à Bonn". On November 1, 1792, Beethoven celebrated his departure for Vienne with his friends.
The baroque city hotel became the home of the Société de Lecture, whose aims and ideas were inspired by the Lumières. Among its members, it included Beethoven's mentor Christian Gottlob Neefe, his violin professor Franz Anton Ries, the choirmaster and future publisher Nikolaus Simrock, as well as influential professors such as the radical philosopher of the Lumières Eulogius Schneider. The prince-élector Max Franz was a regular visitor.
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