Beethoven Monument

The Beethoven Monument is a large bronze statue of Ludwig van Beethoven that stands on the Münsterplatz in , Beethoven's birthplace. It was unveiled on 12 August 1845, in honour of the 75th anniversary of the composer's birth.
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  • Tourist attraction
  • …is wheelchair accessible
  • …is inscribed with “LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN. geb. zu Bonn MDCCLXX.”
  • Description: statue in Bonn, Germany
  • Also known as
    “Beethoven Monument, Bonn”
    “Ludwig van Beethoven”
  • Established: August 12, 1845
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bonn Minster and Bonn Egyptian Museum.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bonn-Zentrum and Poppelsdorf.
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Beethoven Monument

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Latitude
50.73433° or 50° 44′ 4″ north
Longitude
7.09916° or 7° 5′ 57″ east
Open location code
9F29P3MX+PM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1282841895
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q814123

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Slovenian—“Beethoven Monument” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Բեթհովենի հուշարձան”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “تمثال بيتهوفن التذكارى”
  • Estonian: “Beethoveni monument”
  • German: “Beethoven-Denkmal (Bonner Münsterplatz)”
  • German: “Beethoven-Denkmal”
  • Indonesian: “Monumen Beethoven”
  • Japanese: “ベートーヴェン記念碑”
  • Slovenian: “Beethovnov spomenik”

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