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Entrance to the Upper
Belvedere from VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Prinz-Eugen-Strasse
Practical Information
Map 5 E2, F2, F3.
Lower Belvedere & Orangery:
Rennweg 6. Open 10am–6pm
daily (until 9pm Wed). & Upper
Belvedere: Prinz-Eugen-Strasse
27. Tel 795 57 134. Open 10am–
6pm daily. Stables: Open 10am–
noon daily. ∑ belvedere.at
Transport
Lower Belvedere: v 71. @ 4A.
. Sala Terrena Upper Belvedere: Å Quartier
One of the finest rooms of Belvedere. v 18, D, O. @ 69A.
the Upper Belvedere, this hall
has beautiful stucco work by
Santino Bussi and statues
by Lorenzo Mattielli.

Statues of Sphinxes
With their lion bodies
and human heads, the
imposing Sphinx statues
adorning the Belvedere
gardens represent strength
and intelligence.

. Hall of Mirrors
A statue of Prince Eugene by
Balthasar Permoser stands in
this richly ornamented
Baroque room, whose
walls are covered
with huge gilt-
framed mirrors.

KEY
1 Upper cascade
2 Main gate leading to the
Upper Belvedere
3 Upper Belvedere
4 The Orangerie houses
temporary exhibitions.
5 The Palace Stables house
the collection of medieval art
(Study Collection).

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