The Rheingasse

[AeolianHarp]

Anyone know if there are old 1800s photos or drawings of the Rheingasse to be seen online? I have had a look on Beethovenhaus website and seen the Fischer house and looked online and found nothing.

I found out last night that the old Rheingasse houses were destroyed by the RAF of my country in 1944! I am dismayed and saddened by this.

P.S we need a tearful smiley here.

I also found this old footage of Beethovenhaus after its roof was bombed! What sacrilige.

http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65...age-during-war

It narrowly escaped being destroyed also. Fortunately the precious items were safely stored underground.

[Peter]

Thanks for that interesting and rare footage - the Tchaikovsky house museum at Klin suffered as well and was occupied by Nazi soldiers, but is now fully restored.

[Michael]

Thanks for posting that, Aeolian. I visited the house twice in 2010 and, for Xmas, my daughter gave me a framed photo of myself standing proudly in the courtyard. Below it, on my wall, I have a drawing of the same area made in the nineteenth century.
I never realised it had been damaged to that extent during the war, but it could have been much worse.

Sorry I can't help with the Rheingasse (so far anyway).

[AeolianHarp]

Thanks for that interesting and rare footage - the Tchaikovsky house museum at Klin suffered as well and was occupied by Nazi soldiers, but is now fully restored.

I didn't know about T's house in Klin. Terrible- glad it is restored.

[AeolianHarp]

Thanks for posting that, Aeolian. I visited the house twice in 2010 and, for Xmas, my daughter gave me a framed photo of myself standing proudly in the courtyard. Below it, on my wall, I have a drawing of the same area made in the nineteenth century.
I never realised it had been damaged to that extent during the war, but it could have been much worse.

Sorry I can't help with the Rheingasse (so far anyway).

Well the RAF should have not bombed such an historic area associated with the world's greatest composer!!! Beethoven should have been respected!!
I bet you had a great time at the house.

And the bombs are still there- last Friday a German man died because one went off- 16 miles away from Bonn!!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...near-Bonn.html

Sorry, I'm in a grumpy mood today.