Blue Hour At Prince Eugene's Belvedere

The Upper Cascade
in the Palace Gardens of Prince Eugene of Savoy's
summer residence, the "Belvedere",
located about a third of the way
down the hill from the Upper Palace
towards the Lower Belvedere Palace.

The Upper Belvedere
A view from the bottom of the steps
that lead to the
Upper Belvedere

The Lower Belvedere Palace
and the Inner City with
St. Stephan's Cathedral beyond.

Lower Belvedere Palace
The gate to the left opens to
gardens of the Orangery.
Prince Eugene was fond of exotic plants.
In his country palace, "Schloss Hof",
the Orangery was one of the largest
and most innovative of his time. *

Wilder Wein
The brilliant reds of the
Virginia Creeper climbing the west wall
of the Orangery's garden
play with the muted tones
of the blue hour,
before irrevocably
descending into dusk.

Lower Belvedere Palace
We get a glimpse of the silhoutte of
a statue in the entrance hall
of the palace.

Blue Hour
Walking back up the hill,
with the sun now set beyond the horizon,
the sky over the Upper Palace appears
to be tinted indigo blue.

Vienna in Blue
Beyond the Lower Belvedere Palace,
the Inner City has changed
into evening glamour.
St. Stephen's steeple, illuminated beacon,
will guide us
safely home.

*

Photographed by Merisi
in the Blue Hour
of Wednesday,
28 October 2009


*) Click on the picture
for a virtual visit to
Prince Eugene's "Schloss Hof"