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Lower Belvedere and Orangery VISITORS’ CHECKLIST

The architect Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt (1668– Exit to Practical Information
1745)was commissioned by Prince Eugene of Savoy Orangery and Rennweg 6, A-1030. Map 4 E3.
to build the Lower Belvedere in 1714, and it was stables Tel 795 57 134. Open 10am–6pm
daily (to 9pm Wed). Palace
completed in 1716. It previously housed the Stables: Open 10am–6pm daily
Museum of Austrian Baroque Art but now displays (to 9pm Wed). & 7 8
temporary exhibitions only. Attractions include the ∑ belvedere.at
Marble Hall, the state bedroom of Prince Eugene Transport
of Savoy, the Hall of Grotesques and the Marble v D, 71.
Gallery. The Lower Belvedere also incorporates Lower Belvedere Palace
the Orangery and the palace stables. This impressive Baroque palace is set in beautiful landscaped
gardens. The façade is adorned with Ionic columns and statues.
The Orangery
Next door to the Lower Belvedere is
Gallery Guide the handsome Orangery building,
All works on display in the Lower Belvedere and Orangery originally used to shelter tender
are temporary. Exhibitions include traditional and garden plants in winter and now
contemporary painting and sculpture. Pieces are often transformed into an exhibition hall
loaned from galleries and museums worldwide, retaining its original character. It
supplemented by the Belvedere’s own collection. previously housed the Museum
of Austrian Medieval Art but now
has regularly changing temporary
exhibitions. Next to the “White
Cube”, the southern side gallery
Key
corridor offers a spectacular view
Temporary Exhibitions of the Privy Garden and the
. Golden Cabinet Upper Belvedere.
A statue of Prince Eugene (1721) by Balthasar
Permoser stands in this room. The walls are
covered with huge gilt-framed mirrors.

Main
entrance
Hall of Grotesques
The hall is decorated with
paintings of grotesques
inspired by ancient The Palace Stables
Roman frescoes of Collected here are some 150
fantastical creatures. items of medieval art, including
They were created masterpieces of panel painting
by the German painter and sculpture.
Jonas Drentwett.

. The Marble To gardens
Gallery
This room features a
stucco ceiling relief
honouring Prince
Eugene and a . The Marble Hall
number of dynamic This imposing two-storey main hall
sculptures by the has a frescoed ceiling that depicts
Baroque artist Apollo, while plaster medallions on
Domenico Parodi. the walls celebrate military victories.

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