Belvedere
Overview
Prince Eugene of Savoy's summer palace, opened to the public as one of the world's first public museums in 1781. Gustav Klimt's The Kiss leads the Vienna 1900 collection, with Schiele and Kokoschka. The Upper Belvedere's Marble Hall overlooks gardens descending toward the city.
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