Marble Hall Belvedere Palace

Lukas schaller belvedere vienna upper belvedere inside.

Marble hall belvedere palace.

Tourists visit belvedere palace to see famous paintings of egon schiele and gustav klimt and to stroll along the world class baroque gardens. The marble hall is two storeys tall and the illusionist paintings add false galleries and niches to the architecture. Belvedere palace gardens. Salzburger schlosskonzerte directed by luz leskowitz.

Belvedere palace is one of the most stunning baroque buildings in austria. Parts of the marble hall in the upper belvedere and the hall of grotesques in the lower belvedere were destroyed by bombs. Scenes from the life of alexander the great line the grand staircase and are. The lower belvedere formerly the residence of prince eugene is home to illustrious exhibitions.

The marble hall was the venue for important historical events and now offers an unparalleled view of vienna. Belvedere palace consists of two buildings upper belvedere lower belvedere and the orangery and the palace stables. The hall s frescoes were created by carlo innocenzo carlone marcantonio chiarini and gaetano fanti. It reaches two stories in height and is dominated by reddish brown marble rich gilding and a large ceiling fresco.

It is also a popular location for weddings. With its magnificent gardens prince eugene of savoy s former residence is a stunning baroque landmark and a unesco world heritage site the upper belvedere houses the world s largest collection of gustav klimt s paintings including the art nouveau icons kiss and judith plus masterpieces by egon schiele oskar kokoschka ferdinand waldmüller pierre auguste renoir claude monet and vincent van gogh. Room in the museum with the painting kiss by gustav klimt. After reconstruction work was completed the österreichische galerie reopened in the upper palace on 4 february 1953.

The marmorpalais or marble palace is a former royal residence in potsdam near berlin in germany built on the grounds of the extensive neuer garten on the shores of the heiliger see lake. The marble hall the marble hall is the central chamber of the upper belvedere. The modern pavilion of the belvedere 21 by architect karl schwanzer sets the stage for contemporary art.