City of Bologna
Also Bologne. Year 1890. An important cultural and artistic centre, its importance in terms of landmarks can be attributed to a varied mixture of monuments and architectural examples (medieval towers, antique buildings, churches, the layout of its historical centre) as well as works of art which are the result of a first class architectural and […]
City of Budapest
The 19th century was dominated by the Hungarian struggle for independence and modernisation. The national insurrection against the Habsburgs began in the Hungarian capital in 1848 and was defeated one and a half years later, with the help of the Russian Empire. 1867 was the year of Reconciliation that brought about the birth of Austria-Hungary. […]
City of Manchester
Place of birth Marion Mathilde von Weber-Schwabe (1856-1931). Place of birth Louise Kirkby-Lunn (1873-1930). Place of death Anna Czeczowitka-Quittner (1885-1941). Daughter of Ludwig Elias Quittner (1858-1922) and Leopoldine Quittner-Mahler (1863-1889). Two children. Gustav Mahler is her uncle. Residing at 11, Queens Drive, Prestwich, Lancs. Industrial revolution Manchester’s history is concerned with textile manufacture during the Industrial Revolution. The great […]
City of London
Gustav Mahler in London: 26-05-1892 until 23-07-1892 (57 days). 1892-1892 Houses Gustav Mahler London (all). Gustav Mahler himself in London (1892). Gustav Mahler map London. Year 1892. London was comparable to what, ‘one feels upon seeing the ocean for the first time. The spectacle is so imposing that one suddenly understands what has happened to […]
City of Wiesbaden
Wiesbaden is a city in central western Germany and the capital of the federal state of Hesse. The city, together with nearby Frankfurt am Main, Darmstadt and Mainz, is part of the Frankfurt Rhine Main Region, a metropolitan area. Wiesbaden is one of the oldest spa towns in Europe. Its name translates to “meadow baths,” making […]
City of Weimar
Weimar is a city in the federal state of Thuringia, Germany. It is located between Erfurt in the west and Jena in the east, approximately 80 kilometres (50 miles) southwest of Leipzig, 170 kilometres (106 miles) north of Nuremberg and 170 kilometres (106 miles) west of Dresden. Together with the neighbour-cities Erfurt and Jena it […]
City of Munden
Hannoversch Münden (Münden) is the German official name of a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. The city is located in the district of Göttingen at the confluence of the Fulda and Werra rivers, which join to form the river Weser. 20 km northeast of Kassel. The name of the town was originally Münden. For postal […]
City of Munich
1910 Concert Munich 12-09-1910 – Symphony No. 8 (Premiere) 1910 Concert Munich 20-11-1911 – Das Lied von der Erde (Premiere) Munich (Bavarian: Minga, Munchen) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Bavaria, on the banks of River Isar north of the Bavarian Alps. Munich is the third largest city in Germany, […]
City of Maribor
Year 1907. 24-08-1907: Postcard to Alma Mahler (1879-1964). (2) Gustav Mahler arrived in Vienna the same day. Province Steyrmark. 213, 214 Also: Marburg, Marburg an der Drau, Marburg a. Drau, Marchburch, Marburc, Marchpurch, Marprk, Marprog Maribor was attested in historical sources as Marpurch circa 1145 (and later as Marchburch, Marburc, and Marchpurch), and is a compound of Middle […]
City of Mannheim
Mannheim (Monnem, Mannem) is a city in the southwestern part of Germany, the third-largest in the German state of Baden-Württemberg after Stuttgart and Karlsruhe. Mannheim is among the twenty largest cities in Germany, with a 2012 population of approximately 295,000 inhabitants. The city is at the centre of the larger densely populated Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region […]