num_pages: 96
description: The Italian term Belvedere refers to a vantage point where there is a beautiful view into the distance. The site of the Belvedere in Vienna, located on a relatively narrow piece of land that gently ascends, presents a magnificent view of the city of Vienna from the Upper Belvedere at the summit. In between this building and the Lower Belvedere there is a garden divided into various terraces with parterres, basins, cascades and stone sculptures.The First World War broke out and after the war, which also signalled the end of the old monarchy in Austria, both Belvedere palaces were exclusively used as museums. Even before this, in 1903, the "Moderne Galerie" had been founded and opened for the time being in the Lower Belvedere. After the First World War the museum was renamed as the Austrian Gallery, the "Österreichische Galerie"; "Belvedere" has been a more recent addition.
language: English
title: Österreichische Galerie Belvedere—Vienna: The Palaces, The Collections
publisher: Österreichische Galerie Belvedere