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Belvedere Castle was designed by Calvert Vaux and Jacob Wrey Mould in 1867. [1] An architectural hybrid of Romanesque and Gothic styles, the design called for a Manhattan schist and granite structure with a corner tower and conical cap, a lookout over parapet walls beneath it. [2] Its name comes from belvedere, which means "beautiful view" in ...
A belvedere / ˈ b ɛ l v ɪ d ɪər / or belvidere (from Italian for "beautiful view") is an architectural structure sited to take advantage of a fine or scenic view. [1] The term has been used both for rooms in the upper part of a building or structures on the roof, or a separate pavilion in a garden or park.
The Tour du Belvédère is a 20 metre tall observation tower located on Belvédère mountain near Mulhouse in Alsace, France. Tour du Belvédère was designed by Ph. Ant. Fauler, built in 1898 and is reminiscent of the Eiffel Tower .
Also within the grounds is the Belvedere Tower, designed by Sir John Vanbrugh for the Duke of Newcastle. The tower is unusual in that what appear to be windows, are actually bricks painted black and white. It is now owned by Claremont Fan Court School, which is situated alongside the gardens.
Belvedere Hotel, Baltimore, Maryland, United States; Belvedere (West Virginia), United States, a mansion in the National Register of Historic Places; Estadio Belvedere, a multi-use stadium in Montevideo, Uruguay; Belvédère tower, an observation tower near Mulhouse, Alsace, France; Belvedere Water Tower, Aachen, Germany
The listed building is described by Historic England as an Italianate belvedere tower villa built between 1840-50. Debris from the collapse can be seen strewn across the road [Island Echo]
A feature in the grounds is the Belvedere Tower, designed by Vanbrugh for the Duke of Newcastle. The tower is unusual in that, what appear to be windows, are actually bricks painted black and white. It is now owned by Claremont Fan Court School, which is situated alongside the gardens.
Haldon Belvedere or Lawrence Tower is a triangular tower in the Haldon Hills in the county of Devon, England. Haldon Belvedere is in the parish of Dunchideock within the former Haldon estate, about a mile south-west of Haldon House .