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0 Palaces and Gardens VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
of the Belvedere Practical Information
Map 4 F3. Upper Belvedere:
The Belvedere was built by Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt as see pp156–7. Lower Belvedere
the summer residence of Prince Eugene of Savoy, the brilliant and Orangery: see pp158–9.
military commander whose strategies helped vanquish the Gardens: Open 6:30am–dusk
all year round. 7
Turks in 1683. Situated on a gently sloping hill, the Belvedere
consists of two palaces linked by a formal garden laid out in
the French style by Dominique Girard. The garden is sited on . Main Gate of the Upper Belvedere
three levels, each conveying a complicated programme of The Baroque iron gate (1728) by Arnold and Konrad
Küffner, with an “S” for Savoy and the cross of Savoy,
Classical allusions: the lower part of the garden represents . Upper Cascade leads to the south façade of the Upper Belvedere.
the domain of the Four Elements, the centre is Parnassus and Water flows from the upper basin
the upper section is Olympus. over five shallow steps into the . Upper Belvedere Façade
pool below.
The lively façade dominates the
sweeping entrance to the palace
(see pp156–7). The domed copper
roofs of the end pavilions
resemble the shape of Turkish
tents – an allusion to Prince
Eugene’s victories over the Turks.
Entrance to Upper
Belvedere (see
pp156–7) and
Putti on the Steps (1852) gardens from
Children and cherubs representing the 12 months adorn the steps to
the left and right in the middle area of the gardens. Prinz-Eugen-
Strasse
Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt
Hildebrandt became the court architect in Vienna in
1700 and was one of J B Fischer von Erlach’s greatest Statues of Sphinxes
rivals. In addition to the Belvedere, he designed the With their lion bodies
Schönborn Palace (see p117), the Kinsky Palace Entrance and human heads, the
(see p112) and the Maria-Treu-Kirche (see p118). to Lower imposing sphinx
Belvedere statues represent
from strength and
Rennweg intelligence.

The magnificent 18th-century Upper Belvedere palace, with
its striking copper roofs

1717–19 1765 Lower Belvedere 1897 Archduke Franz Ferdinand, KEY
Dominique Girard becomes the barracks for heir to the throne, moves to the Entrance to
landscapes the the military guard Upper Belvedere 1953 Museum of 1 Triumphal gate to Lower Orangery
gardens Medieval Austrian Art
1781–1891 Belvedere houses the Imperial opens to the public Belvedere
1720 Orangery built Picture Gallery, which opens to the public 2 Lower Belvedere (see pp158–9)
1700 1750 1800 1850 1900 1950 3 Statues of the Eight Muses
1752 Habsburgs 1779 Belvedere 1923–9 The Baroque 4 Bosquet or hedge garden
acquire the gardens open to Museum, the 19th-Century
1955 The
Belvedere the public Gallery and the 20th-Century Austrian State 5 Lower Cascade
1721–3 Upper Belvedere built Gallery open to the public Treaty signed in 6 Orangery (see p158)
the Marble Hall 7 Palace Stables
1714–16 Lower Belvedere built Detail on Upper Cascade

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