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VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Practical Information
Rennweg 6, A-1030. Map 4 E3.
Tel 795 57 134. Open 10am–6pm
daily (to 9pm Wed). Palace
Stables: Open 10am–6pm daily
(to 9pm Wed). & 7 8
∑ belvedere.at
Transport
v D, 71.
Lower Belvedere Palace
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
Upper Belvedere.

Main
entrance

The Palace Stables
Collected here are some 150
items of medieval art, including
masterpieces of panel painting
and sculpture.

To gardens

. The Marble Hall
This imposing two-storey main hall
has a frescoed ceiling that depicts
Apollo, while plaster medallions on
the walls celebrate military victories.

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