Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart lived in this house for eight years before moving to Vienna for permanent residence in 1781. The building was built in 1617, and originally consisted of two real estate objects. On August 3, 1711, the building was transferred to Lorentz Spetskner for dancing classes for aristocratic nobility. It was then that the building was called Tanzmeisterhaus (Dancing Master's House). Later, on September 9, 1739, the house was inherited by the master of aristocratic dance and valet Franz Karl Gottlieb Spetskner, the son of Lorenz. In those days, a dance teacher played an important role in society: he not only gave young aristocrats dance lessons, but also prepared them for life at court, as he was well acquainted with the complex court ceremonial. On November 15, 1747, Franz Gottlieb Spetskner was one of the witnesses to the marriage of Mozart's parents. At that time, the Mozart family lived on the third floor of Hagenauren, modern address: Getreidegasse 9. Their apartment consisted of a kitchen, one living room, a bedroom and an office. Leopold Mozart wrote to his landlord, Johann Lorenz Hagenfuren: “... Where will my daughter sleep? Where will Wolfgang make music? Where can I find a place for him to study, study with him, and where will I stay after concerts I? My children and I must each have their own place so as not to disturb others. Do you really have a few more rooms for us? ”Franz Karl Gottlieb Spetskner passed away on May 15, 1767 and the dancing house of the master passed by inheritance to his cousin, who was far from dancing and everything connected with it. Dance classes were no longer held here, but they began to rent a huge hall as a banquet hall for weddings and other events, and empty apartments as apartments. Mozart's family does not leave hope for an improvement in their living conditions. While touring in Western Europe, Leopold Mozart wrote to his wife from Venice: “... Honey, we can’t live in such conditions anymore. Please give me advice if we can settle in Sailerwirt, Stern or Saulentzl. Maybe it will be it’s better if I live in Löchl? I have to be next to Hagenauren. We only have to cross the square to meet. We sleep with each other like soldiers, it can’t continue anymore; Wolfgang is not 7 years old ... " And so, after his third trip to Vienna, Mozart was finally lucky to move to a new residence in Tanzmeisterhaus. Leopold Mozart purchased eight room apartments on the ground floor in this house. The spacious residence was large enough to invite friends and musicians here. The actor, theater director and librettist of The Magic Flute Emanuel Schikaneder was a frequent guest here. In this house, Wolfgang wrote more than one symphony, serenade, cantata. A concert for piano and violin, a concert for bassoon, aria, and a host of other spiritualizing music were written here. During his life in this house, Mozart wrote 232 letters. 215 letters addressed to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart were received at this address. Many letters were lost or no longer exist. In 1781, Wolfgang left for Vienna. In 1787, Mozart’s mother dies in Paris, Mozart’s sister Nannerner married and moved to St. Gilgen in 1784, leaving Leopold to live alone in spacious rooms. July 25, 1785 in the house was born Leopold's grandson, Leopold Alois Panteleimon, who was left in the care of his grandfather. Leopold Mozart died at his residence in 1787. After the death of Leopold, the house had different owners. Most of the building was destroyed during World War II. On October 16, 1944, a bomb hit the building. The destroyed section of the premises was sold, and an office building was built on its territory. In 1989, the Mozart International Foundation acquired the surviving Tanzmeistersaal site. The office building was demolished on May 2, 1994, and already on May 4, reconstruction of the building began according to preserved old plans. Two years later, on January 26, 1996, the Mozart residence was opened, it housed the second Mozart Museum in Salzburg.