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Belvedere (Vienna)

Belvedere means ‘a place from which to see beauty’.Prince Eugène of Savoy, whose campaigns against the Turks enabled the Habsburg Empire to reclaim Hungary, purchased some land beyond the city walls in 1693, upon which he ordered a park with elaborate water features and fountains to be built. In 1714, the Prince had Lukas von Hildebrandt build the Lower Belvedere for his personal use with its beautiful Marmorsaal (marble hall), the Prunkgalerie and the marvelous Spiegelsaal (mirror hall).

The Belvedere has a grand Upper Palace (built 1720-22) and a more comfortable Lower Palace (built 1714-16), where Prince Eugene lived. Gardens link the palaces, with elegant pools, fountains, sculpture, steps and cascades. Immaculate clipped maple hedges bring the sky itself into the design. The theme is man’s journey from darkness to the divine light.
After Prince Eugene’s death, in 1736, his estate passed to the Hapsburgs and continued to be used for social gatherings of pomp and circumstance. A 1731 set of envravings illustrated ‘The Wonderful Home of the Incomperable Hero of our Time in Wars and Victories’ much as they are today.

Open Tuesday to Sunday: 10 am - 6 pm Entrance: till 5.30 pm
Closed on Monday, General audiotape information +43/1/79 557-0
Address Belvedere Vienna, Prinz Eugenstrasse, Vienna, Austria
Phone +43/1/79 557-134
Fax +43/1/79 843 37
Web www.belvedere.at

Museums in Vienna

• Applied Arts Museum (Vienna)
• Belvedere (Vienna)
• Ephesos Museum (Vienna)
• Freud Museum (Vienna)
• Hofjagd und Rustkammer (Vienna)
• Kunsthistorisches Museum (Vienna)
• Museums Quartier Wien (Vienna)
• Naturhistorisches Museum (Vienna)
• Neue Burg (Vienna)
• Sammlung alter Musikinstrumente (Vienna)
• Schatzkammer (Vienna)
• Volkerkundemuseum (Vienna)