Belvedere in Italian literally means beautiful view.
It is used as a generic architectural term (see Belvedere (structure)), and has been used to name many things:
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Specific buildings
- The Belvedere (structure), a small garden casino near the Vatican Palace, Rome, connected to it by the Courtyard of the Belvedere
- Belvedere (fort) in Florence, Italy
- Belvedere (palace) in Vienna, Austria
- Belweder (Belvedere Palace) in Warsaw, Poland
- Belvedere Estate in Calcutta, which houses the National Library of India
- Belvedere Estate (New York) in Tarrytown, New York, Unification Church meeting place / Sun Myung Moon's former residence
- Belvedere House and Gardens in Ireland
- Belvedere Park & Belvedere Towers, residential apartments in Gurgaon, Haryana (near New Delhi, India)
- Claremont (country house) (Claremont Belvedere), a stately home in Surrey, England
- Belvedere (Potsdam), Germany
- Belvedere College, Dublin, Ireland
- Belvedere Plantation near Richmond, Virginia
- Belvedere (London) Station
- Belvedere LRT Station, an LRT Station and Major Transit Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Belvedere, hunting palace of the Bishops of Speyer in Bruchsal, Germany
- Belvedere, a residential apartment complex in the suburb of Glenwood, South Africa
- The Belvedere Academy (formerly The Belvedere School), GDST girls school in Liverpool, England
- Belvedere, Antebellum house(pre civil war) built in Holly Springs MS 1858. Belvedere (occasionally Belvidere) is an architectural term adopted from Italian (literally "fair view" which refers to any architectural structure sited Belvedere (occasionally Belvidere) is an architectural term adopted from Italian (literally "fair view" which refers to any architectural structure sited Donato Bramante 's Cortile del Belvedere, the Courtyard of the Belvedere, designed from 1506 onwards was a major project of the High Renaissance The Forte di Belvedere or Fortezza di Santa Maria in San Giorgio del Belvedere (often called simply Belvedere) is a fortification in Florence, The Belvedere is a Baroque palace complex built by Prince Eugene of Savoy in the 3rd district of Vienna, south-east of the city centre Belweder (/bɛlvɛdɛr/ Polish: Pałac Belwederski, Belweder Palace from the Italian bello and vedere — "beautiful" Belvedere Estate consists of Belvedere House and the 30 acre (120000 m² grounds surrounding it in which the National Library of India is housed Belvedere House and Gardens is a famous Country house located near Mullingar, in county Westmeath, Ireland. Belvedere Park is a Census-designated place (CDP in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. Belvedere on the Klausberg ( German: Belvedere auf dem Klausberg from the Italian word for fine view) is located in the north of Brandenburg Belvedere College SJ is a private Secondary school for boys located on Great Denmark Street Dublin, Ireland. Belvedere railway station is a railway station in South East London, between Abbey Wood and Erith. Belvedere Station is a station on the LRT system (Route 201 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Edmonton (ˈɛdmɨntɨn is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta. Alberta (ælˈbɝtə is one of Canada's prairie provinces. It became a province on September 1 1905 Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Belvedere Academy is an independent all-ability state-funded girls’ secondary school in Liverpool, England. It is said to be the boyhood home of Shepard Smith(Fox News)but not confirmed.
- Belvedere, near the Riverfront, an outdoor structure in Little Rock, Arkansas. Little Rock is the Capital and the most populous city of the U
- Hotel Belvedere du Rayon Vert, Art Deco building at Cerbère, France
- Belvedere at Yuánmingyuán near Beijing, China (destroyed by Lord Elgin in the Second Opium War)[1]
Fictional buildings
- Belvedere, M. The Belvédère du Rayon Vert was a hotel in Cerbère, France, designed in the Art deco style by the Perpignan architect Léon Baille, and built Cerbère (in Catalan: Cervera de la Marenda) is a French commune in the département of Pyrénées-Orientales in the The Old Summer Palace, known in China as the Gardens of Perfect Brightness ( and originally called the Imperial Gardens ( was a complex of palaces and gardens The Second Opium War, the Second Anglo-Chinese War, the Arrow War, or the Anglo-French expedition to China, was a war of the United Kingdom Belvedere is a lithograph print by the Dutch artist M C Escher which was first printed in May 1958. C. Escher's famous 1958 lithograph
Places
- Il Bevedere A large Promontory/hill/penninsula on the Southeast of Ponza island, Italy. A promontory is a prominent mass of land which overlooks lower lying land or a body of water (when it may be called a Peninsula or headland) A peninsula is a piece of land that is nearly surrounded by Water but connected to Mainland via an Isthmus. For the commune on this island see Ponza (commune. Ponza (Italian Isola Di Ponza) is the largest of the Italian Pontine Islands It has a cliff on its southern side. It is the home of Giardino Botanico Ponziano a natural botanical garden of endangered species native to the Pontine Islands Archepelago It includes a large villa Belvedere del Governatore also known as Villa Madonna collina Belvedere. The Giardino Botanico Ponziano is a private Botanical garden located on Villa Madonna collina Belvedere Ponza in the Pontine Islands, Province of Below at water level is the Grotta di Ulisse O Del Sangue which is known as Odysseus Cave. The northern side slopes as part of the town and forms the mouth of the harbor. It includes the local cemetery and the Grotto of Pontius Pilate. Above is a small lighthouse.
- Belvedere Marittimo, Calabria, Italy
- Belvidere, New Jersey [sic]
- Belvedere, California
- Belvedere, South Carolina
- Belvedere Park, Georgia
- Belvedere, London and Belvedere railway station
- Tunis Belvedere
- The Belvedere Club in Charlevoix, Michigan, a wealthy and historic summer home association and golf club
- Riverfront Plaza/Belvedere in Louisville, Kentucky, next to the wharf on the Ohio River
- Belvedere, a neighborhood in Edmonton, Canada. Belvidere is a Town in Warren County, New Jersey, United States. Belvedere is an affluent city in Marin County, California, United States. Belvedere is a Census-designated place (CDP and suburb of North Augusta in Aiken County, South Carolina, United States. Belvedere Park is a Census-designated place (CDP in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. Belvedere is a suburban area and electoral ward in South East London, England and part of the London Borough of Bexley. Belvedere railway station is a railway station in South East London, between Abbey Wood and Erith. The Belvedere Club in Charlevoix Michigan (Northern Michigan is a wealthy and historic summer home association and golf club Riverfront Plaza/Belvedere is a public area on the Ohio River in Downtown Louisville, Kentucky. Belvedere is a residential neighbourhood in north east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Edmonton (ˈɛdmɨntɨn is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page
- Belvédère, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Other meanings
- House of Belvedere an Italian clan or family originally from Italy. Belvédère is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. The name goes back to the 8th Century AD and is listed with the Royal French Heraldry Encyclopedia. The family crest is two crossed swords over a triple scalloped hill with three stars in fess above. The name appears on everything from hotels to theaters to restaurants to streets and boulevards. Aircraft and automobiles and ships have been given this widespread name.
- Belvedere (comic strip)
- Bristol Belvedere: The Belvedere helicopter, designed by the Bristol Aeroplane Company (later Westland Aircraft)
- Mr. Belvedere, an American sitcom that aired from 1985 to 1990, based on the novel Belvedere by Gwen Davenport
- Belvedere Records
- Belvedere (band), a Canadian punk rock band founded in the late 1990s. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Mr Belvedere is an American Sitcom based on the Lynn Belvedere character created by Gwen Davenport for her 1947 novel Belvedere. Belvedere Records was a Record label founded by Hochschild Kohn & Co Belvedere was a Canadian Melodic hardcore band formed in 1995
- Belvedere (vodka), a premium vodka. Belvedere is a Vodka from Poland. Belvedere is distilled solely from a single type of grain the Dańkowskie Złote Rye.
- Plymouth Belvedere, an American automobile made by Plymouth from 1951 through 1970
- Belvedere (cartoon character), a cartoon bulldog in Looney Tunes' Bugs Bunny and Tweety show cartoons who was called by his master, an ornery Southern Colonel: "Oh Belvedere. The Plymouth Belvedere was an American Automobile produced by Plymouth from 1951 through 1970 . . . come here boy!"
- Belvederefilm, an independent film production company based in Los Angeles and Vienna, founded 1999 by Elfi von Dassanowsky and Robert von Dassanowsky
- Robert Mascara, Australian television personality on Good Morning Australia who is almost always referred to as "Belvedere" by Bert Newton. Robert "Belvedere" Mascara (born c 1972 is a Television Floor Manager and sometimes personality
- Belvedere Stadium, Home of Liverpool FC, soccer team from Montevideo
- Belvedere, Surbub in the western part of the city center of Harare, Zimbabwe. The majority of residence are of Asian origin and hosts two higher education instititutions. These are the Belvedere Technical teachers College and Harare Institute of Technology.
- Belvedere - a small round copse on a hill as part of the scenic layout of formal gardens on an estate.
- Earl of Belvedere, an Irish peerage from 1756 to 1814
- Belvedere Coco, minor fictional character of the anime series Vandread
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