Belvedere on the Pfingstberg
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The Belvedere on the Pfingstberg (German: Belvedere auf dem 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.
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Type | Palace, viewing structure |
Architectural style | Renaissance Revival |
Town or city | Potsdam |
Country | Germany |
Groundbreaking | 1847 |
Completed | 1863 |
Renovated | 1988–2005 |
Landlord | Stiftung Preussische Schlösser und Gärten |
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Architect(s) | Ludwig Persius, Friedrich August Stüler, Ludwig Ferdinand Hesse [de], Peter Joseph Lenné (gardens) |
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Part of | Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin |
Criteria | Cultural: (i), (ii), (iv) |
Reference | 532ter |
Inscription | 1990 (14th Session) |
Extensions | 1992, 1999 |
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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.[1]