Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Sleeping
7 Hotel Imperial
B1
Drinking & Nightlife
8 Club U
A2
9 Salm Bräu
D3
Entertainment
10 Konzerthaus
C1
11 Musikverein
A2
Shopping
12 Karlsplatz
A2
PALACE, GALLERY
Schloss Belvedere
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( www.belvedere.at ; Taubstummengasse, Südtiroler Platz, D, 71 Schwarzenbergplatz) Belvedere is a
masterpiece of total art and one of the world's finest baroque palaces. Designed by Jo-
hann Lukas von Hildebrandt (1668-1745), it was built for the brilliant military strategist
Prince Eugene of Savoy, conqueror of the Turks in 1718. The Unteres (Lower) Belvedere
was built first (1714-16), with an orangery attached, and was the prince's summer resid-
ence. Connected to it by a long, landscaped garden is the Oberes (Upper) Belvedere
(1721-23), the venue for the prince's banquets and other big bashes.
GALLERY
Oberes Belvedere
(Upper Belvedere; 03, Prinz-Eugen-Strasse 27; adult/child €11/free; 10am-6pm) Oberes Belvedere is one
of those 'must sees'. A visit begins with the ornate Sala Terrena , with four colossal Atlas
pillars supporting the weight of its delicately stuccoed vault. A ground-floor section on
Medieval Art leads you through the artistic development of the Middle Ages, with an ex-
ceptional portfolio of Gothic sculpture and altar pieces, many from Austrian abbeys and
monasteries. The space devoted to Modern Art & the Interwar Period includes works by Oskar
Kokoschka, Egon Schiele and Max Oppenheimer.
 
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