Beethoven Statue - Great Attractions (Bonn, Germany)

Take a tour of Beethoven Statue in Bonn in Bonn, Germany -- part of the World's Greatest Attractions travel video series by GeoBeats.

As powerful and expressive as his Fifth Symphony, this statue of Ludwig van Beethoven stands on the Münsterplatz in Bonn.

In the summer of 1845, this bronze monument of Beethoven was unveiled to commemorate his 75th birthday.

Beethoven is portrayed with a stylus in hand ready to compose; his eyes, upturned towards the heavens, await inspiration.

This magnificent tribute to the composer was actually funded by a fellow composer, Franz Liszt, who composed Cantata for the Inauguration of the Beethoven Monument for its unveiling.

Each side of the granite pedestal is a relief that symbolizes one of the four types of music: instrumental, symphonic, spiritual and opera.

Beethoven stands so expressively that as you look at him, you can almost hear his music.

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