Imperial Belvedere

... El centro histórico es Patrimonio de la Humanidad de la Unesco y destacan la Academia de Bellas Artes, el Teatro Imperial, el Palacio Belvedere, el Palacio Schönbrunn, la catedral de San Esteban con su famosa cubierta coloreada, el Ayuntamiento y ...

... buildings in all of Europe!   The city is a pretty compressed circle that houses tons of museums, the impressive Belvedere Palace (check out the breathing palace clip!), riding stables, high end fashion and just tons of ridiculously over the top ...

... and you can check a bag for free. I don't have a ton of time, but highlights include the following:  Belvedere Museum - an upper and a lower level.  An exquisite museum that contains masterpieces by the Succession artists such Klimt, Schiele, ...

... works of Klimt (The Kiss), Egon Schiele, Kokoschka, Amerling, and others, mostly from the Vienna Secession movement. In the lower Belvedere, where Prince Eugene once lived, is a baroque museum - cool medieval art. We loved the funny faces and statues. ...

... of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. His assassination in Sarajevo precipated World War I. On the way to the museum I walked through the Belvedere, actually two palaces - Lower Belvedere and Upper Belvedere - owned by Prince Eugene of Savoy. He helped save ...

... victories he was paid generously, money he used to buy the land and build the two magnificent structures that comprise Belvedere Palace.  These are among the most beautiful 18th century Baroque buildings anywhere.  The gardens are ...

... I split up.  I went to the Belvedere residence and Andrea did...well, I don't know, because I wasn't with her.  The Belvedere was pretty impressive.  The most famous piece they have is 'The Kiss' by Gustav Klimt.  It was a lot bigger ...

... Klimt prints, including that one. We also explored the University of Vienna-owned botanical gardens and then the Unteres (lower) Belvedere, filled with older, Rennaisance works. Other things I forgot were going up the Donauturm (Danube Tower) in the ...

... mai bine decat de pe partea sudica. Noi ne-am inceput vizita chiar "sub" restaurant, cel mai usor accesibil punct de belvedere de pe partea nordica. Chiar si restaurantul are o teresa unde poti sta admirand Marele Canion. Noi insa ne-am continuat ...

... medite, cuando al rato abro los ojos, habia 3 personas mas haciendo lo mismo! Inspiring moment! Pase medio dia en el Palacio Belvedere (son 2 en realidad, unidos por parques, lagos y estatuas). Uno de los lugares mas imponentes que jamas vi. Me sente en ...

... is just flowing out of my pockets!  I am loaded!  It's good to be able to use the plastic again. After Belvedere, I take the metro back to the city center and walk through the imperial palace, admiring the gardens and buildings.  Then I ...

... garlic on my breath but undaunted, we wrapped up warm and undertook a lengthy walk through a snow blizzard towards Schloss Belvedere, an 18th century palace built for Prince Eugene of Savoy, Austria's most successful general. Another interesting fact ...

... thing, but a significant charge to enter a church is quite another). St Elizabeth Church – so simple and refreshing. The Belvedere gardens – wonderful formal gardens on a grand scale. University of Music – a more human scale after the ...

... deserts, apple turnovers, and many other deserts were created in this very city. I was in heaven! Next on the itinerary was Belvedere Palace which boasts the Klimt collection. Finally an art museum! It was beautiful and abstract, ya know my type of ...

... to the hostel, and into our feathery beds for some comfy sleep. Day 43- Our first item of business was the Belvedere Palace. This was a large residence formally owned by Prince Eugene, a Frenchman who helped the Austrians battle the Ottomans in the ...

... bit out of town. Again with the fabulous public transportation, we headed out there for some more art in a palace experience. The Belvedere used to be a summer residence for some royal family, but has since been turned into an art museum. They have a ...

... a bed. After moving my stuff over to hostel R-, I started seeing Viennese sights. My first visit was to the Belvedere. It was an imperial palace on the outskirts of Vienna, at one time. It overlooks the city somewhat, giving a nice view from the ...

... and then went into one of the art museums. The most famous painting that we saw was The Kiss painting by Gustav Klimt. After the Belvedere palaces we walked down to the opera house. We were able to get student tickets for only 12 euros and sit in the ...

... about pretty much everything. So needless to say, it was a fun night. That day was amazing too, saw both the Belvedere and Imperial Palace, Palace grounds, the Opera, Parliament, Museum "Aisle" I think and City Hall. All the architecture was gorgeous and ...

... gulaschsuppe for lunch and then walked to the Naschmarkt (food market - nowhere near as interesting as Asian ones) and on to the Belvedere Palace to find that it was closed. Scheise. I know I am in Austria because the internet cafe is showing replays ...