Mozart's+House

Mozart's house is called Mozarthaus Vienna. Mozarthaus Vienna was known for as an apartment that Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart lived while he was traveling for music. This building is located in Domgasse in Vienna"s Old Town. This building was built in the 1600s and was originally supposed to be a hotel. It was originally built with two stories, but it was redeveloped in 1716. Mozart rented rooms in this building in 1784. When he lived there, it was called the Camesina House, after the family who had owned it since 1720. Mozart stopped living there in 1787. He probably spent the happiest years of his life here, because he lived in this,apartment more than any other and was a very famous composer. He also had a lot of high position people that would ask him to perform at houses of royalty. In 1941, the 150th anniversary of Mozart's death, his former rooms were opened to the public as a part of "Imperial German Mozart Week." "Imperial German Mozart Week" is a National Socialist event intended to honor him as a "typically German" composer. In 1945, the exhibition was taken over by the Vienna Museum. Today, the Mozarthaus is now a museum that opened on the 250th anniversary of Mozart's birth, January 27th, 2006. Everyone from around the world can see the museum, which presents information about the composer with historical exhibits and audio installations. This information focuses on his years when he was in Vienna. 340,000 people visited the museum in the first three years, and it still sees more than 80,000 visitors a year.

The house was made in the 17th century and traditionally built with two stories. Mozart would rent rooms here and at the time the building was called the Camesina house. His apartment on Domgasse had four rooms which were fairly big, two smaller ones, and also a kitchen. The Mozarthous is now a museum that about 80,000 people visit each year. It was open to the public on January 27, 2006 the 250th anniversary of Mozart's birthday. The museum is located in a very pretty area of Vienna, and the museum really shows beauty of his music and his creativity that he put into making his songs. You can find the Mazarthous in Wien, Vienna and ind the history of Mozart's amazing life.