Belvedere on the Pfingstberg

Belvedere on the Pfingstberg
Belvedere on the Pfingstberg
Belvedere auf dem Pfingstberg
	The Belvedere on the Pfingstberg
General information
Type	Palace, viewing structure
Architectural style	Renaissance Revival
Town or city	Potsdam
Country	Germany
Groundbreaking	1847
Completed	1863
Renovated	1988–2005
Landlord	Stiftung Preussische Schlösser und Gärten
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Ludwig Persius,; Friedrich August Stüler,; Ludwig Ferdinand Hesse,; Peter Joseph Lenné (gardens)
Website
	www.spsg.de/en/palaces-gardens/object/belvedere-pfingstberg/
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Part of	Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin
Criteria	Cultural: (i), (ii), (iv)
Reference	532ter
Inscription	1990 (14th Session)
Extensions	1992, 1999

The Belvedere on the Pfingstberg (German: Belvedere auf dem Pfingstberg) is a palace north of the New Garden in Potsdam, Germany, at the summit of Pfingstberg hill. It was commissioned by King Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia and built between 1847 and 1863 as a viewing platform.

Because of its architecture and historical importance, the Belvedere forms part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin, inscribed in 1999.^[1]

^ "Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 12 June 2022.

[unesco-1] "Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 12 June 2022.

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