1. Wrote the Heiligenstadt Testament

    · Heiligenstadt, Vienna, Austria

    Wrote the Heiligenstadt Testament
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    In Heiligenstadt Beethoven wrote the unsent testament describing his despair over deafness and determination to continue his artistic work. Probusgasse 6 is traditionally associated with the document, but the precise room is not securely established.

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