Rome, Italy

Goethe’s Memorial Tablet

This commemorative tablet remembering Johann Wolfgang von Goethe can be seen in the Gasthaus zum Weißen Lamm in Bamberg (Untere Königstraße, 28). It marks the stay of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe on November 16, 1797, after his travel in Switzerland.

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On the tablet these words can be read: IN DIESEM HOUSE, DEM EHEMALIGEN GASTROF ZUM WEISSEN LAMM WAR GOESTHE GAST AM 16 NOVEMBER 1797 AUF DER RUCKFAHRT VON SEINER SCHWEITZER REISE

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  • Photos by Luca Borghi @ (July 2025) and page layout by Santa Lamattina (March 2026)
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