Mozart's Apartment

In the early 1760s, Leopold Mozart took his two children, Wolfgang and Maria Anna, on a grand tour of the royal courts of Europe where they performed as child protégées and earned a great deal of income.



STREET SIGN FOR THE MOZART APARTMENT


The Mozart's family stay in London lasted from April of 1764 to July of 1765. During that time they lodged in an apartment at 180 Ebury Street, Belgravia. At the time, this was an open area with grazing sheep and donkeys as well as a market garden providing local vegetables.  Today, it is in the city center of London and is called Orange Square. It was in this apartment that Mozart composed his First Symphony.




MOZART APARTMENT EXTERIOR

The residence is privately owned and not open to the public, however, a plaque commemorates the location.


MOZART PLAQUE


Near the apartment is a statue of the eight year old Mozart with his violin. Orange Square is a few minutes walk from the Pimlico Tube Station.



MOZART STATUE NEAR THE APARTMENT