The Belvedere Palace in Vienna, Austria is actually two structures—the Upper and Lower Belvederes, each with its own history and purpose—and is a masterpiece of late-Baroque architecture which has sat in the city’s third district for over 300 years. Originally, the Belvedere (“Schloss Belvedere” in German) was built for Prince Eugene of Savoy, who wanted…
Chatsworth, an Artful Estate in Central England
March 8, 2022
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Chatsworth, located in central England, comprises gardens and woodlands, pavilions and bold water features, and holds a stately Baroque mansion. The mansion was built in 1552 by Sir William Cavendish with the driving force of his wife, Bess of Hardwick, who at the time was the second most powerful woman in Elizabethan England, after the…
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