Loew Sanatorium, Mariannengasse 20

This building once housed the Loew Sanatorium, where Ludwig Wittgenstein underwent surgery for a hernia in 1906, shortly after completing his schooling in Linz.

The composer Gustav Mahler died at this sanatorium in 1911—a memorial plaque now marks the location.

Source: Janik, A.S., & Veigl, H. (1998). Wittgenstein in Wien. Ein biographischer Streifzug durch die Stadt und ihre Geschichte. Springer.

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