Upper Belvedere

Posted by ElevenTwentySix (Grove City, OH, United States) on 26 December 2007 in Architecture and Portfolio.

The Belvedere is a baroque palace complex built by Prince Eugene of Savoy in the 3rd district of Vienna, south-east of the city center. In 1714 work began to erect what is now called the Lower Belvedere, not as a palace but as a garden villa, with an orangerie and paintings gallery, and with suitable living quarters. In 1720-1723, the Upper Belvedere was built, originally intended simply to provide a suitable end to the main garden axis. The complex was sold in 1752 to Maria Theresa by the prince's heiress. Maria Theresa first named the Schloss "Belvedere". Click on the link below the photo for a color version.

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