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Upper & Lower Belvedere. - Vienna
Upper & Lower Belvedere.
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Belvedere: The Belvedere
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  • Updated By alancollins on January 2, 2007
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  • Upper Belvedere - Vienna
    Upper Belvedere
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    The Belvedere was built by Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt for Prince Eugene of Savoy. The Prince was the most celebrated of the Habsburg generals due to his defeat of the Turks in 1683. The Prince acquired the land in 1697 but had to wait until he received his reward money from his victories during the Spanish succession to start work on the Lower Belvedere in 1714 and finished in 1716. The Lower Belvedere was used by the Prince as a residence but he required something grander so work was started on the Upper Belvedere in 1721 and was completed in the record time of 1 year. The Upper Belvedere was used for receptions, negotiations and feasts. At the time the grounds contained various gardens, an aviary and a small zoo.

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    Belvedere: Klimt, Schiele, Kokoschka, etc. in the Belvedere
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  • Updated By flyfreak on October 10, 2007
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  • looking at the Upper Belvedere from the gardens - Vienna
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    The Belvedere’s two magnificent palaces, the Upper and Lower Belvedere, were built in the 18th century as the summer residence for the important general Prince Eugene of Savoy (1663-1736). He chose one of the most outstanding Baroque architects Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt (1668-1745). The palaces with their extensive gardens are considered to be one of the world’s finest Baroque landmarks. Belvedere stands for "Beautiful view" - guess why? ;-) The Belvedere Permanent Collection has so much to offer. Most of the people go there because of the Gustav Klimt paintings, but there are so many other great paintings there which would be the most valuable paintings in other museums, if they only had them ;-) But next to "the Kiss", people seem to forget and oversee the great artwork around it. So don't be the typical tourist who stands in front of the Kiss and gets stuck there fighting to take a picture that will not come out well anyways. Go and have a little face-to-face with Adam and Eve (another great Gustav Klimt painting) in the room behind, or take your time to see the details in the Giovanni Segantini painting on the right hand side of the Kiss. Admire the paintings of Ernst Klimt, Franz Matsch, of French impressionists and many others.

  • Directions: With the underground station at KARLSPLATZ you are quite close to the Belvedere
  • Website: www.belvedere.at

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    Belvedere: Belevedere -Wow
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  • Updated By BruceDunning on November 12, 2007
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  • long range view of upper Belvedere - Vienna
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    Two magnificent baroque mansions that face each other with sculpted grounds in between. Prince Eugene was the primary person to get this compound under construction during 1714-16 for the lower part and 1721-23 for the upper palace. It was his royal summer residence. It was used as the residence for the kings of Austria. Artworks were colelcted over the years and now are on display. Destroyed in WWI, they were restored. No Pictures inside--BUT you wish you could. The main palalce has a two story marble room with fresco ceiling, and many statues made of lead. The Gold room is the best to see with gilded carved woodwork and mirrors, adn statue of Prince Eugene. On the grounds are also a greenhouse, zoo, sphinx shelions, and sculptures around.


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    Belvedere: The Belvedere Palace
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  • By Paul2001 on April 28, 2003
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    The Belvedere Palace
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    The Belvedere Palace was completed in 1723 as sort of a gift for Prince Eugene of Savoy, the great military commander and close ally of the Duke of Marlborough. The grounds of consists of two mansions between which beautiful gardens. The gardens and ponds lead from the Unteres(Lower) Palace lead up a gentle slop of hill to the Oberes(Upper) Palace. Inside these two palaces are the Osterreichische Galerie Belevdre which is basically a collection of Austrian art. The Orangery which is in a seperate building holds a collection of medieval art. In the Lower Palace there is a collection of Baroque era art. Unfortunately this was closed for renovations during my visit. But the Upper Palace was thankfully open for this is where some of the most important and familiar pieces of Austrian art are exhibited. This Upper Palace is holds the collection of 19th and 20th century art and most notably Gustav Klimt's "The Kiss". This painting is so magnificent that you can easily forget that the rest of the collection in this palace is quite strong. There are several more pieces by Klimt and also by Egon Schiele. There are also works by non-Austrians in the collection with Van Gogh, Ensor and Freidrich being represented.

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  • Phone: (01) 79557
  • Directions: U-Bahn Sudbahnhof, tram D will take you to the Palace which is located Southeast of the city centre ring.
  • Website: www.belvedere.at

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    Belvedere: The fountain
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  • By iandsmith on May 14, 2004
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    The wintry sky hung like a pall over the scene, lending atmosphere to the starkness of a fountain in winter. No water moving. Icicles hanging here and there. A thaw, however slight, reflecting the sun's yellow pallor in a small pool. It was gloom personified and I looked on with a fascination that locals would have found hard to uderstand. As the atmosphere enveloped me I revelled in it. A moody day in a classic garden. Wonderful.

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    Belvedere: The Great Palace
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  • Updated By Caniko on January 1, 2005
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    The Belvedere Palace has a very nice garden with extensive grounds, and inside the house there is a great art collection, mainly a group of paintings by KLIMT. It was built for Prince Eugene of Savoy. Constructed from 1714 to 1716, this served as a royal summer residence.

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  • Directions: Prinz-Eugen-Strasse 27 Tuesday-Sunday 10-5, Oct,daily 10-6 U-Bahn:U1,U2,orU4 Karlsplatse,then D

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    Belvedere: The Upper Belevedere
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  • Updated By iandsmith on August 16, 2004
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  • A little bit on the side - Vienna
    A little bit on the side
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    The Lower Belvedere was only just complete (1716) when they decided to build a more grandiose one up higher. Though the decision was made in 1717, the bulk of construction took place in 1721 and 1722, though the fitting out continued past 1730. This shot shows one of the side entrances.

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    Belvedere: Flowers & foliage
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  • Updated By iandsmith on May 14, 2004
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    A different kind of foliage
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    I mischeviously clicked on the "flowers and foliage" button for this one. Couldn't help myself really. You have to imagine it in spring colour with the lawn laid out in splendour rolling towards the original palace, now an art gallery and museum. The European gardens are so unlike those I'm used to with their emphasis on clipped hedges and gravel paths interspersed with neo-classical fountains. With the statuary beside me, the large dome of Karlskirche beckons in the distance.

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    Belvedere: botanical garden
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  • By buffymaus on January 21, 2004
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    blooming bush in spring
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    The garden is more than 250 years old and located right next to the Belvedere Castle at Suedbahnhof (Southern railway station). It is a huge garden with different plants, such as trees, cactuses, flowers, bushes, herbs, and also a tropical house. Best time to visit is in spring, that´s when you have lilac, pink and red colours in every corner!!!

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    Belvedere: Belvedere palace
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  • Updated By Zo72 on October 24, 2003
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    Belvedere
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    Belvedere palace was built in early 18th century for prince Eugene of Savoy, army leader that inflicted catastrofic defeat on Turkish Ottoman Empire in 1718. It is situated very centrally to the city, between Schwarzenbergplatz and Sudbahnhof. There is beautiful park around the palace with many interesting statues (body of lion, wings, head of a woman with big breasts :) ) and Austrian Gallery in the building.

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