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 Beethoven
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Do there exist, in France, other statues, busts or paintings depicting Beethoven? I don't know of any more. If you have any information, don't hesitate to tell me. Thank you. In the meantime, there exist numerous towns and cities in France which honour Beethoven in naming a street after him: Toulouse, Grenoble, Valence, Riom, Châteaubriant and Epernay are some of them. There exist also schools named after Ludwig van Beethoven, at Montpellier and at Saint-Germain en Laye, a Beethoven gymnasium at Epernay, a retirement home at Arcachon, a centre of auditive re-education at Le Petit Quevilly (Seine Maritime), a CAMSP (Center for young people with handicaps) at Rouen, a block of flats at Nice, and a van Beethoven hotel at Saint-Julien de Peyrolas dans le Gard. And there is a park named after Beethoven at Gonnesse (Val d'Oise)... |
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The
Primary School at Montpellier |
| In the West of Montpellier, on the 'chemin de Poutignon', a charming primary school carries the name "Ludwig van Beethoven". Here it is... |
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Beethoven's
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Much like Beethoven's streets at Vienna and at Paris, it is a one way street out of the center if the city... |
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The begining of Beethoven's street |
The end of Beethoven's street |
Looking from the end of
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Many
thanks to Hannah SALTER for her translation
of this page from French into English
© Dominique PREVOT |
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There
is a small street at Toulouse which carries
the name 'Rue Ludwig van Beethoven'.)
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