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Johann Strauss black plaque
Johann Strauss · Composer
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“Johann Strauss 1st 1804-1849 Father of the Waltz Dynasty and Composer of the "Radetzky March" lodged here (formerly hotel du Commerce) on his first visit to England in April 1838”
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Leicester Street
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