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A belvedere or belvidere ( ; from ) is an architectural structure sited to take advantage of a fine or scenic view. The term has been used both for rooms in the upper part of a building or structures on the roof, or a separate
Image:Cortile.del.belvedere.1.jpg, A carousel in the
Renamed " Fort Belvedere". File:Belvedere Castle, Central Park.jpg, Belvedere Castle, Central Park, New York File:Belvedere, Plymouth Hoe.jpg, The Belvedere,
A belvedere or belvidere ( ; from ) is an architectural structure sited to take advantage of a fine or scenic view. The term has been used both for rooms in the upper part of a building or structures on the roof, or a separate pavilion
In architecture, ''pavilion'' has several meanings;
* It may be a subsidiary building that is either positioned separately or as an attachment to a main building. Often it is associated with pleasure. In palaces and traditional mansions of Asia ...
in a garden or park. The actual structure can be of any form or style, including a turret
Turret may refer to:
* Turret (architecture), a small tower that projects above the wall of a building
* Gun turret, a mechanism of a projectile-firing weapon
* Optical microscope#Objective turret (revolver or revolving nose piece), Objective turre ...
, a cupola
In architecture, a cupola () is a relatively small, usually dome-like structure on top of a building often crowning a larger roof or dome. Cupolas often serve as a roof lantern to admit light and air or as a lookout.
The word derives, via Ital ...
or an open gallery. The term may be also used for a paved terrace or just a place with a good viewpoint, but no actual building.
It has also been used as a name for a whole building, as in the Belvedere, Vienna
The Belvedere is a historic building complex in Vienna, 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 distr ...
, a huge palace, or Belvedere Castle, a folly in Central Park
Central Park is an urban park between the Upper West Side and Upper East Side neighborhoods of Manhattan in New York City, and the first landscaped park in the United States. It is the List of parks in New York City, sixth-largest park in the ...
in New York.
Examples
On the hillside above the Vatican Palace (–1490), Antonio del Pollaiuolo built a smallpavilion
In architecture, ''pavilion'' has several meanings;
* It may be a subsidiary building that is either positioned separately or as an attachment to a main building. Often it is associated with pleasure. In palaces and traditional mansions of Asia ...
( in Italian) named the ''palazzetto'' or the Belvedere for Pope Innocent VIII
Pope Innocent VIII (; ; 1432 – 25 July 1492), born Giovanni Battista Cybo (or Cibo), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 29 August 1484 to his death, in July 1492. Son of the viceroy of Naples, Cybo spent his ea ...
. Some years later Donato Bramante linked the Vatican with the Belvedere, a commission from Pope Julius II
Pope Julius II (; ; born Giuliano della Rovere; 5 December 144321 February 1513) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1503 to his death, in February 1513. Nicknamed the Warrior Pope, the Battle Pope or the Fearsome ...
, by creating the Cortile del Belvedere
The (Belvedere Courtyard or Belvedere Court) was a major architectural work of the High Renaissance at the Vatican Palace in Rome. Designed by Donato Bramante from 1505 onward, its concept and details reverberated in courtyard design, formalize ...
("Courtyard of the Belvedere"), in which stood the ''Apollo Belvedere
The ''Apollo Belvedere'' (also called the ''Belvedere Apollo'', ''Apollo of the Belvedere'', or ''Pythian Apollo'') is a celebrated marble sculpture from classical antiquity.
The work has been dated to mid-way through the 2nd century A.D. and is ...
'', among the most famous of antique sculptures. This began the fashion in the 16th century for the belvedere.
Gallery
Cortile del Belvedere
The (Belvedere Courtyard or Belvedere Court) was a major architectural work of the High Renaissance at the Vatican Palace in Rome. Designed by Donato Bramante from 1505 onward, its concept and details reverberated in courtyard design, formalize ...
, 1565
File:Klein-Glienicke, Park, Aussichtspavillon Grosse Neugierde.jpg, Belvedere in the park of the Glienicke Palace, in Berlin
Berlin ( ; ) is the Capital of Germany, capital and largest city of Germany, by both area and List of cities in Germany by population, population. With 3.7 million inhabitants, it has the List of cities in the European Union by population withi ...
File:Tour du Belvedere.JPG, Tour du Belvédère, Mulhouse
Mulhouse (; ; Alsatian language, Alsatian: ''Mìlhüsa'' ; , meaning "Mill (grinding), mill house") is a France, French city of the European Collectivity of Alsace (Haut-Rhin department, in the Grand Est region of France). It is near the Fran ...
in Alsace
Alsace (, ; ) is a cultural region and a territorial collectivity in the Grand Est administrative region of northeastern France, on the west bank of the upper Rhine, next to Germany and Switzerland. In January 2021, it had a population of 1,9 ...
File:Johnsons' Goat Tower, brightened.jpg, Johnson's Belvedere, "Tower of Baaa" in Findlay, Illinois
File:Le kiosque du Jardin des Plantes (Paris).jpg, Gloriette de Buffon in the Jardin des plantes
The Jardin des Plantes (, ), also known as the Jardin des Plantes de Paris () when distinguished from other ''jardins des plantes'' in other cities, is the main botanical garden in France. Jardin des Plantes is the official name in the present da ...
in Paris
File:HaldonBelvedere Devon England.PNG, Haldon Belvedere, in Devon
Devon ( ; historically also known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by the Bristol Channel to the north, Somerset and Dorset to the east, the English Channel to the south, and Cornwall to the west ...
, UK
Image:Musei vaticani - cortile del Belvedere 01137-9.JPG, Patio of the Cortile del Belvedere
The (Belvedere Courtyard or Belvedere Court) was a major architectural work of the High Renaissance at the Vatican Palace in Rome. Designed by Donato Bramante from 1505 onward, its concept and details reverberated in courtyard design, formalize ...
in the Vatican
Vatican may refer to:
Geography
* Vatican City, an independent city-state surrounded by Rome, Italy
* Vatican Hill, in Rome, namesake of Vatican City
* Ager Vaticanus, an alluvial plain in Rome
* Vatican, an unincorporated community in the ...
File:Pražský hrad, Letohrádek královny Anny 02.jpg, Belvedere of Queen Anne's Summer Palace in the garden of Prague Castle
Prague Castle (; ) is a castle complex in Prague, Czech Republic serving as the official residence and workplace of the president of the Czech Republic. Built in the 9th century, the castle has long served as the seat of power for List of rulers ...
(1538–1560)
File:Wien SchloBBelvedere03.jpg, Belvedere, Vienna
The Belvedere is a historic building complex in Vienna, 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 distr ...
File:Belvedere auf dem Pfingstberg in Potsdam Juli 2014.jpg, Il Belvedere on the Pfingstberg in Potsdam
Potsdam () is the capital and largest city of the Germany, German States of Germany, state of Brandenburg. It is part of the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region. Potsdam sits on the Havel, River Havel, a tributary of the Elbe, downstream of B ...
File:Vatican Museum pinecone.jpg, Cortile del Belvedere
The (Belvedere Courtyard or Belvedere Court) was a major architectural work of the High Renaissance at the Vatican Palace in Rome. Designed by Donato Bramante from 1505 onward, its concept and details reverberated in courtyard design, formalize ...
, Vatican
Vatican may refer to:
Geography
* Vatican City, an independent city-state surrounded by Rome, Italy
* Vatican Hill, in Rome, namesake of Vatican City
* Ager Vaticanus, an alluvial plain in Rome
* Vatican, an unincorporated community in the ...
File:Giardino di Villa Spada, il balconcino.jpg, Belevedere of the Villa Spada, Bologna
File:ShrubsHillTower WindsorGreatPark 18thCentury.jpg, "Shrubs Hill Tower", WindsorRenamed " Fort Belvedere". File:Belvedere Castle, Central Park.jpg, Belvedere Castle, Central Park, New York File:Belvedere, Plymouth Hoe.jpg, The Belvedere,
Plymouth Hoe
Plymouth Hoe, referred to locally as the Hoe, is a large south-facing open public space in the English coastal city of Plymouth, Devon.
The Hoe is adjacent to and above the low limestone cliffs that form the seafront and commands views of Pl ...
See also
* ''Belvedere'' (M. C. Escher), a picture by M. C. Escher which shows an impossible belvedere *Gazebo
A gazebo is a pavilion structure, sometimes octagonal or Gun turret, turret-shaped, often built in a park, garden, or spacious public area. Some are used on occasions as bandstands.
In British English, the word is also used for a tent-like can ...
* Gloriette
* Widow's walk
General references
*Citations
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* Architectural elements {{architecture-stub