It is one of the best-known palaces in Vienna, with wonderful ceremonial rooms that provide an idyllic setting for a fairytale wedding. You can hold both religious and civil weddings as well as the subsequent wedding breakfast in the Belvedere.
The wonderful ceremonial rooms of the Upper Belvedere provide an exquisite setting for dignified wedding receptions, religious and/or civil weddings. Weddings can be held all year round in the world-famous palace of Prince Eugene of Savoy. The noble palace chapel in the Upper Belvedere is still considered a secret tip for private family weddings.
Civil weddings of up to 60 people are held in the Oktogon. For larger parties, the sumptuously furnished ceremonial rooms, such as the Marble Hall, are available outside of the museum's opening hours (daily from 6.00 pm). The Marble Hall is the most magnificent room in the Upper Belvedere; its balcony affords perhaps the most famous view of Vienna, known as the Canaletto view.
The Belvedere is not only a magnificent Baroque palace but also houses one of Austria's most valuable art collections – with key works by Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele and Oskar Kokoschka.
Prince Eugene of Savoy (1663-1736), successful general and art connoisseur, had Belvedere garden palace built by Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt as his summer residence – at the time it was still outside the gates of the city.
This baroque architectural jewel consists of two palaces (Upper and Lower Belvedere), which today house Austrian art from the Middle Ages to the present day.
The heart of the Belvedere collection is formed by the 24 paintings of Gustav Klimt with his golden images "The Kiss" and "Judith". Klimt's "The Kiss" in particular is world-famous. The 180 x 180 cm painting was created in 1908/09 and shows Klimt and his friend Emilie Flöge as a couple in love. "The Kiss" is probably Austria's most famous work of art. Klimt's portraits of women also impress and be marveled at in the Upper Belvedere.
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