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A historic castle at the foot of the Austrian ski town of Semmering, which served as the final home of the composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, will be auctioned soon.

The 900-year-old mansion was built around 1130 and boasts 50 rooms spread throughout its vast 2,500 square metres on 3.7 acres.

Described as a “historical gem and a continuing source of culture and art”, Mozart’s Last Castle, or Mozarts letztes Schloss, became the princely house of Liechtenstein following the composer’s death and is still regarded as the site of a world-class attraction and event centre for music performances and lectures.

The property also features ‘commercial sections’ including a salon, theatre, a music programme, and a castle shop.

Schloss Stuppach is a one-of-a-kind venture that combines a rare opportunity to own a piece of history while also creating new experiences for future generations on the world’s last “white spot” directly associated with Mozart.

The interior of the castle is everything you would expect from a home to one of the world’s greatest composers, featuring carefully furnished rooms with antiques (the furniture can be purchased separately), a small chapel, a dungeon, guest suites, and a fireplace hall.

The castle is best known for being the birthplace of Mozart’s famed Requiem, which was commissioned by Count F.A. von Walsegg in honour of his late wife, Anna Countess von Walsegg, who died at the property on Valentine’s Day 1791.

Mozart died at age 35, leaving Requiem, his final masterpiece, unfinished.

The Last Castle underwent partial redesigns in the 15th and 17th centuries and has over the years hosted such famous visitors as Napoleon Bonaparte, Pope Pius VI, Princess Isabella von Bourbon-Parma and Emperor Franz Stephan von Lothringen.

The castle is listed for R240 million, so you will have to break the piggy bank for this one. Take a tour of letztes Schloss below.

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