Belvedere, Vienna. Courtesy of Austrian National Tourist Office/Mayer
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Belvedere
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When:
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Daily
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Where:
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Belvedere
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€9.50; concessions €6-€7.50; 6-18s €3; under-5s free
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Daily 10am-6pm
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Prince Eugene of Savoy's 18th-century summer palace, Belvedere, stands in Vienna's Landstrasse district. Formal gardens sweep up to the grand residence, crammed with medieval paintings, baroque sculpture and Schiele, Kokoschka and Monet originals. The undisputed highlight is Klimt's The Kiss.
The peerless collection includes Secessionist paintings by Klimt, the next generation's paintings by Schiele and Kokoschka, an impressive selection of 19th-century Biedermeyer art and furniture and works by French Impressionists including Monet and Renoir.
Divided into two sections, the Upper Belvedere (designed for formal receptions) houses the 19th and 20th-century collections while the Lower Belvedere (Prince Eugene's personal quarters) steps back in time to exhibit Medieval art and paintings and sculpture from the Baroque period.
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