The initiative to erect the Beethoven Monument was launched by Heinrich Carl Breidenstein, the first professor of musicology in the German-speaking world. In 1835, citizens established the "Bonn Association for Beethoven's Monument".

The important composer Robert Schumann circulated the appeal for funds all over Europe. Any funds still lacking ten years later were contributed by Franz Liszt. He also made sure that a large wooden concert hall was built in only ten days and that in 1845, the first Beethoven Festival was staged there.

After the celebratory mass in the Romanesque Minster, the monument was solemnly unveiled. Participants in the ceremony included Queen Victoria of Great Britain, Prussian King Friedrich Wilhelm IV, renowned intellectuals such as Alexander von Humboldt, and important musicians from all over Europe. The young Beethoven had played the organ in the Minster, and most probably had also gone to elementary school there.

The initiative for the Beethoven monument came from Heinrich Carl Breidenstein, the first professor of musicology in the German-speaking world. In 1835, citizens founded the "Comité du monument de Beethoven".

The famous composer Robert Schumann launched an appeal for donations throughout Europe. The missing funds were finally paid by Franz Liszt only six years later. He also ensured that a concert hall in wood would be built in just three years and that Beethoven's first party would be held there in 1845.

The inauguration of the monument took place after the solo office in the Romanesque cathedral. The Queen of England Victoria, the King of Prussia Frederic-Guillaume IV, eminent personalities such as Alexander von Humboldt, and great musicians from all over Europe assisted. The young Beethoven played at the orchestra of the cathedral and also attended the école élémentaire.