Belvedere, Vienna

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Belvedere
Upper Belvedere at night
Location	Vienna, Austria
Coordinates	48°11′39″N 16°22′49″E / 48.19417°N 16.38028°E / 48.19417; 16.38028
Built	1723
Built for	Summer residence of Prince Eugene of Savoy
Current use	Museum
Architect	Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt
Architectural style(s)	Baroque
Website	https://www.belvedere.at/en
UNESCO World Heritage Site

The Belvedere is a historic building complex in Vienna, Austria, consisting of two Baroque palaces (the Upper and Lower Belvedere), the Orangery, and the Palace Stables. The buildings are set in a Baroque park landscape in the third district of the city, on the south-eastern edge of its centre. It houses the Belvedere museum. The grounds are set on a gentle gradient and include decorative tiered fountains and cascades, Baroque sculptures, and majestic wrought iron gates. The Baroque palace complex was built as a summer residence for Prince Eugene of Savoy.

The Belvedere was built during a period of extensive construction in Vienna, which at the time was both the imperial capital and home to the ruling Habsburg dynasty. This period of prosperity followed on from the commander-in-chief Prince Eugene of Savoy's successful conclusion of a series of wars against the Ottoman Empire.