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Belvedere palace in Vienna

Are you doing a German course in Vienna? Are you interested in 19th and 20th century art? Plan a trip to the Belvedere Palace after your German course! It is situated just a few minutes away from your German language school DeutschAkademie Vienna. Belvedere Palace is one of the most beautiful sights in Vienna and has a fanstastic French style park with garden sculptures and fountains.

Tip: Jogging after your German course On a fine day, you could learn German in the park after your German course. The park is also a great place to do your homework after your German course or to go jogging in the middle of Vienna.

This Vienna palace was built between 1714 and 1723 as a summer residence for Prince Eugene of Savoy. Prince Eugene was an important commander who freed Vienna from Turkish occupation in 1683.

Tip: Look at the roof of the Upper Belvedere Palace. It depicts an army camp from the time of Prince Eugene. The big tent in the middle is the commander’s tent. The smaller tents next to it are for the soldiers. In the round tents on the corners are the sentries.

Tip: Enjoy the view over Vienna Enjoy the beautiful view over Vienna from the Upper Belvedere Palace. This view gave the palace its name (Belvedere means „to look beautiful“).The last occupant of the palace was the Austrian heir to the throne Franz Ferdinand. It was following his assassination in 1914 in Sarajevo that the First World War broke out. On the 15th May 1955, the foreign secretaries of the Allies (France, England, USA, Soviet Union) and the Austrian foreign secretary Leopold Figl signed the Austrian treaty. Austria was a free and independent country once again. Today you can find museums and 19th and 20th century art collections in the buildings. After your German course, you can admire the main works of the famous Austrian painters, Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele und Oskar Kokoschka. In the Lower Belvedere palace, you will find the baroque museum and the museum of mediaeval art.

Tip: In Vienna after your German course Combine your German course in Vienna with an interesting cultural programme. Don’t leave Vienna before having taken the opportunity to see Gustav Klimt’s famous picture „The Kiss“.

Getting there from your Vienna German course: From the language school DeutschAkademie Vienna, you can get to the upper Belvedere Palace directly on the D tram (tram stop: „Schloss Belvedere“, Belvedere Palace). After your German course, simply get onto the tram opposite the opera. If you want to get to the lower Belvedere Palace after your German course, go on the tram D or 1 to Schwarzenbergplatz, and there change to tram line 71 (tram stop: “Unteres Belvedere”, lower Belvedere). It is absolutely worth making this trip after your German course.

Address „Oberes Belvedere“ (Upper Belvedere): 1030 Vienna, Prinz Eugen-Str. 27„Unteres Belvedere“ (Lower Belvedere): 1030 Vienna, Rennweg 6AIt will take you about 20 minutes to get here from your German course.

Opening hours: The park: November-March 6:30am until dusk, April-October 6am until dusk. Upper and lower Belvedere: Tuesday until Sunday 10am to 6pm, closed on Mondays.

Admission charge 2003 Palace park: Admission freeCombi-ticket (all collections and exhibitions) € 7,50 (reduced rate € 5,-)Lower Belvedere € 6,- (reduced rate € 3,-)

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