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A belvedere or belvidere (/ˈbɛlvɪdɪər/ BEL-vid-eer; from Italian for 'beautiful view') is an architectural structure sited to take advantage of a fine or scenic view.[1] 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 a garden or park. The actual structure can be of any form or style, including a turret, a cupola or an open gallery.[2] 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, a huge palace, or Belvedere Castle, a folly in Central Park in New York. On the hillside above the Vatican Palace (c. 1480–1490), Antonio del Pollaiuolo built a small pavilion (casino in Italian) named the palazzetto or the Belvedere for Pope Innocent VIII. Some years later Donato Bramante linked the Vatican with the Belvedere, a commission from Pope Julius II, by creating the Cortile del Bel

Belvedere (structure) - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Architectural structure sited to take advantage of a fine or scenic view For other uses, see Belvedere (disambiguation) . Belvederes crown the two towers at the outer corners of Blenheim Palace , United Kingdom Pashkov House in Moscow , Russia, crowned with a belvedere A belvedere ( / ˈ b ɛ l v ə ˌ d ɪər / BEL -və-deer ; Italian for ' beautiful view ' ) or belvidere is an architectural structure sited to take advantage of a fine or scenic view. [ 1 ] The term has been used both for rooms in the upper part o

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