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Belvedere
Belvedere (from Italian, meaning "beautiful sight") may refer to: Places Australia *Belvedere, Queensland, a locality in the Cassowary Coast Region Africa * Belvedere (Casablanca), a neighborhood in Casablanca, Morocco * Belvedere, Harare, Zimbabwe, a suburb Europe * Belvédère, Alpes-Maritimes, France, a commune * , northern Italy; see 10th Mountain Division (United States) * Belvedere, palace complex in Vienna, Austria * Belvedere, London, United Kingdom, a suburban area and electoral ward, part of the borough of Bexley * Belvedere Glacier, in the Italian Alps * Belvedere, Suvereto, Tuscany, Italy * Belvedur, Slovenia North America * Belvedere, California, a city ** Belvedere Lagoon, an artificial lagoon ** Belvedere Park, California * Belvedere, a neighborhood, now part of East Los Angeles, California * Belvedere Island, Marin County, California * Belvedere, Delaware, an unincorporated community * Belvedere, Michigan, ghost town * Belvedere, Ohio, a populate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belvedere, Vienna
The Belvedere is a historic building complex in Vienna, Vienna, Austria consisting of two Baroque palaces (the Upper and Lower Belvedere), the Orangery, and the Palace Stables. The buildings are set in a Baroque park landscape in the third district of the city, on the south-eastern edge of its centre. It currently houses the Belvedere museum known in German as the Österreichische Galerie Belvedere (in English, referred to both as the Belvedere Museum and Austrian Gallery). The grounds are set on a gentle gradient and include decorative tiered fountains and cascades, Baroque sculptures, and majestic wrought iron gates. The Baroque palace complex was built as a summer residence for Prince Eugene of Savoy. The Belvedere was built during a period of extensive construction in Vienna, which at the time was both the imperial capital and home to the ruling Habsburg dynasty. This period of prosperity followed on from the commander-in-chief Prince Eugene of Savoy's successful conclusion o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belvedere, London
Belvedere is a town in south east London, England, within the London Borough of Bexley. It lies close to the River Thames, with Erith to the east, Bexleyheath to the south, and Abbey Wood and Thamesmead to the west. Before the creation of Greater London in 1965, Belvedere was in the administrative county of Kent. History The area which is today known as Belvedere was for centuries part of Lessness Heath, the eastern parts of a narrow high ridge which stretches from the area of Lesnes Abbey to Erith. The northern stretch is industrial and environmental and was common meadow. In 1847 this largely uncultivated, wooded estate, almost undivided was given by operation of the will of last Lord Saye and Sele to his cousin Sir Culling Eardley, who built properties in Belvedere until his death in 1863. Eardley constructed a large wooden tower (see Belvedere (structure)) on the heath to gain views over his estate to the river Thames, giving the area its name from the Italian "be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belvedere Park, California
Belvedere (from Italian, meaning "beautiful sight") may refer to: Places Australia *Belvedere, Queensland, a locality in the Cassowary Coast Region Africa * Belvedere (Casablanca), a neighborhood in Casablanca, Morocco * Belvedere, Harare, Zimbabwe, a suburb Europe * Belvédère, Alpes-Maritimes, France, a commune * , northern Italy; see 10th Mountain Division (United States) * Belvedere, palace complex in Vienna, Austria * Belvedere, London, United Kingdom, a suburban area and electoral ward, part of the borough of Bexley * Belvedere Glacier, in the Italian Alps * Belvedere, Suvereto, Tuscany, Italy * Belvedur, Slovenia North America * Belvedere, California, a city ** Belvedere Lagoon, an artificial lagoon ** Belvedere Park, California * Belvedere, a neighborhood, now part of East Los Angeles, California * Belvedere Island, Marin County, California * Belvedere, Delaware, an unincorporated community * Belvedere, Michigan, ghost town * Belvedere, Ohio, a populated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belvedere, California
Belvedere is a residential incorporated city located on the San Francisco Bay in Marin County, California, Marin County, California, United States. Consisting of two islands and a lagoon, it is connected to the Tiburon Peninsula (California), Tiburon Peninsula by two causeways. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 2,126. The per capita (per person) income of Belvedere residents in 2000 was $250,000, but currently the average income is $283,000, making it one of the California locations by per capita income, highest-income cities in California and the eighth highest-income community in the United States (highest with a population of over 1,000 residents). Belvedere and Tiburon, California, Tiburon share a post office and the 94920 ZIP code. Location Belvedere is located at , about north of San Francisco. Belvedere's two islands are Belvedere Island and Corinthian Island. Corinthian Island is shared with Tiburon. Belvedere Lagoon is situated be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Los Angeles, California
East Los Angeles (), or East L.A., is an Unincorporated area#United States, unincorporated community and census designated place (CDP) situated within Los Angeles County, California, United States. According to the United States Census Bureau, East Los Angeles is designated as a census-designated place (CDP) for statistical purposes. The most recent data from the 2020 United States census, 2020 census reports a population of 118,786, reflecting a 6.1% decrease compared to the 2010 United States Census, 2010 population of 126,496. The List of U.S. cities with large Hispanic populations, concentration of Hispanic/Latino Americans is 95.16 percent, the highest of any large city or census-designated place in the United States outside of Puerto Rico. History Original East Los Angeles Historically, when it was founded in 1873, the neighborhood northeast of downtown known today as Lincoln Heights, Los Angeles, Lincoln Heights was originally named East Los Angeles, but in 1917, reside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belvedere (structure)
A belvedere or belvidere ( ; from ) is an architectural structure sited to take advantage of a fine or scenic view. 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. 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. Examples On the hillside above the Vatican Palace (–1490), Antonio del Pollaiuolo built a small pavilion ( 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 Belvedere ("Courtyard of the Belvedere"), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belvedere Castle
Belvedere Castle is a folly in Central Park in Manhattan, New York City. It contains exhibit rooms, an observation deck, and since 1919 has housed Central Park’s official weather station. Belvedere Castle was designed by Calvert Vaux and Jacob Wrey Mould in 1867. An architectural hybrid of Romanesque and Gothic styles, the design called for a Manhattan schist and granite structure with a corner tower and conical cap, a lookout over parapet walls beneath it. Its name comes from belvedere, which means "beautiful view" in Italian. Design Belvedere Castle was built as a shell with doors and windows open to the weather. Originally, the main tower had a more medieval design, with a weather antenna on top, but during the castle's 1983 renovation, the tower was restored in a German style with a flag, a weather vane, and an anemometer on top. The two fanciful half-timbered wooden pavilions deteriorated without painting and upkeep and were removed before 1900, but restored in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belvédère Castle
Belvédère (; ; ) is a commune in the Vésubie valley north of Nice in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. The village of Belvédère is located at the entrance of the Gordolasque valley on the edge of the Mercantour National Park. Over its history the Commune of Belvédère has been part of the Kingdom of Burgundy, the Kingdom of Sardinia, the First French Empire, the Duchy of Savoy and since 1860 modern France. The last battle on French soil in the Second World War, the Battle of Authion, was fought on the hills above the village. The world famous novel ''Darkness at Noon'' was completed in a villa nearby and the television series '' Belle and Sebastian'' was shot in and around the village. History The Bronze Age Belvédère lies immediately to the west of Mont Bégo, known as the sacred mountain in Mercantour National Park. For thousands of years, from the Stone Age till the Iron Age, the first inhabitants of Europe carved more than thirty th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belvédère
Belvédère (; ; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Vésubie valley north of Nice in the Alpes-Maritimes Departments of France, department in southeastern France. The village of Belvédère is located at the entrance of the Gordolasque valley on the edge of the Mercantour National Park. Over its history the Commune of Belvédère has been part of the Kingdom of Burgundy, the Kingdom of Sardinia, the First French Empire, the Duchy of Savoy and since 1860 modern France. The last battle on French soil in the Second World War, the Battle of Authion, was fought on the hills above the village. The world famous novel ''Darkness at Noon'' was completed in a villa nearby and the television series ''Belle and Sebastian (1965 TV series), Belle and Sebastian'' was shot in and around the village. History The Bronze Age Belvédère lies immediately to the west of Mont Bégo, known as the sacred mountain in Mercantour National Park. For thousands of years, from the Stone Age till t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belvedere Auf Dem Pfingstberg
The Belvedere on the Pfingstberg () is a palace north of the New Garden in Potsdam, Germany, at the summit of Pfingstberg hill. It was commissioned by King Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia and built between 1847 and 1863 as a viewing platform. Because of its architecture and historical importance, the Belvedere forms part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin, inscribed in 1999. History It was commissioned by King Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia and as completed is only part of a substantially more extensive project for the hilltop site. The Belvedere was built, as its name suggests, as a viewing platform for visitors and contains only two modest scale rooms for entertainment, one in each upper tower. The mural decoration of these (Roman-Etruscan and Moorish, respectively) is mostly now lost. Architecturally eclectic, the two towers are modelled on Italian Renaissance architecture whilst the wings are Roman in style and some of the det ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belvedere, Harare
Belvedere is a suburb of Harare, the capital city and the largest metropolitan area of Zimbabwe. Though historically home to a notable Indian population since 2012 Belvedere has become known for its growing Chinese population, due to the construction of Longcheng Plaza. The area is found to the west of the central Harare by the suburbs of Ridgeview, Monovale and Warren Park. It is noted for a new Chinatown that exists around the Longcheng area. This new Chinatown is now considered as the main Chinatown in Harare, replacing a nascent area in the CBD. Location Belvedere lies to the west of Harare's central business district and connects the center of the city to the more western suburbs of Warren Park and Mbare, where the National Sports Stadium is located. The travel distance from downtown Harare to Belvedere is approximately by road. The coordinates of Belvedere, Harare are:17 49 39S, 31 00 43E (Latitude:-17.8275; Longitude:31.0120). Overview There is a sizeable Asian commu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belvedere, Edmonton
Belvedere is a residential neighbourhood in north east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is located on the west side of the Canadian National Railway right of way close to the Belvedere LRT station. The neighbourhood is triangle-shaped with the railway right of way along the south east side, 137 Avenue on the north, and 66 Street on the west. Fort Road cuts through the neighbourhood close to the south east boundary. The neighbourhood is surrounded by a mixture of residential neighbourhoods and industrial and commercial neighbourhoods. Residential neighbourhoods are York to the north, Clareview Town Centre to the northeast, Balwin and Delwood to the west, and Kildare to the northwest. Industrial and commercial neighbourhoods are Kennedale Industrial to the east, Industrial Heights to the southeast, and the Yellowhead Corridor to the southwest. While the Yellowhead Corridor is land set aside for the Yellowhead Trail roadway, the area on either side of 66 Street is heavily bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
