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Castle Belvedere

Inside the castle
View to stairway

The upper castle was samtuous furnished 1725 by Claudel le Fort du Piessy, the stucco is from Santino Bussi, 1722-1723. Sala Terrena, stairway and gardenroom (Gartensaal) have ceilingpaintings by Carlo Carlone and architectural paintings by Gaetano Fanti. In cornerpavillon in the chappell is a cuppolafresco by Carlo Carlone from 1723, the mainaltar has a picture by Francesco Solimena. In Kustodentrakt at the castle's eastside 1896 Anton Bruckner (Austrian composer from Linz) died. In the upper Belvedere there is the Austrian Gallery of 19. and 20.Century.